Thursday, November 20, 2014
Sir Jean III de Grailly, Captal de Buch, KG
Another one of the Front Rank figures - painted up as Jean de Grailly, the Captal de Buch. Another famous knight during the Hundred Years War, and loyal companion of the Black Prince. Sir Jean commanded the sole English cavalry action during the Battle of Poitiers.
Besides fighting his French brethren, he also crusaded in Prussia and participated in the Spanish civil wars.
As with the previous Front Rank figure, this horse is also elevated a bit on a thin sheet of plasticard. This give the impression of the horse being the same height as the taller BTD ones. Otherwise, the Front Rank figures, both horse and rider, are very similar in sculpting style and size.
In 1372, Sir Jean was captured during a siege by the Welsh knight in French service, Llewelyn ap Gryffud. Having refused the condition of his ransom to never raise arms against France, he was kept in captivity until his death in 1376.
Thus passed a knight that Froissart claimed was an ideal of chivalry.
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Another handsome piece of art, Dean! Beautiful! Your knights will make a stunning sight arrayed for battle on your gaming table. I know I would like to see that in person!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jonathan. Just one more mounted guy and then the foot knights are next. Best, Dean
DeleteLovely mate. This one, I really like. You have done a great job here Dean, well done.
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Thanks again, Nate. Appreciate your continued visits and comments. Best, Dean
DeleteBrilliant job again Dean. The yellows are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Anne. I did enjoy layering the colors. Regards, Dean
DeleteWow, amazing work on the barding and heraldry. Can't believe you managed to paint those small seashells in such detail.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind compliments, Soren. The shells are definitely painted more for "effect" to the naked eye at arms length than accuracy. I tried using a Micron pen to add the lines to the shell, but it clouded the overall look so ended up re-painting them just white. Looks better simplified at this scale. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteAnother outstanding piece of work Dean, you are really on a roll with these!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michael! Yes, I feel quite inspired at the moment with this project. Not only has it renewed my interest in the HYW, English in particular, but I'm also looking forward to getting in more games of Lion Rampant. Regards, Dean
DeleteExcellent work on this guy Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and nice comment, Rodger! Best, Dean
DeleteAnother fantastic, and famous, knight! Excellent job Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the comment and visit, Phil. Best, Dean
DeleteOver the top good! I have no idea how you can do heraldry as neatly as this.
ReplyDeleteA sad way to go, passing in a prison. I'd have just said "sure, I won't raise arms against you again " and got out. ;-)
Thanks, Monty! His declining to make this promise may or may not have been embellished as King Charles V had instituted a policy of not ransoming dangerous enemies like the de Grailly. Regards, dean
DeleteAnother fantastic HYW knight Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that, Mike!
DeleteHe is really looking the business Dean!
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