Saturday, November 29, 2014
The Earls of Warwick and Oxford
Two more BTD Early-HYW foot knights - painted up as Thomas Beauchamp, 3rd Earl of Warwick, and John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford. The two earls were both long-serving senior commanders for Edward III and the Prince of Wales. They both participated in the Scottish campaigns, and held important commands at Crecy and Poitiers.
Upon landing in France in 1346, the Earl of Warwick is said to have attacked 100 Normans with only one squire and six archers, and killed 60 of the enemy.
At Crecy, both earls were fighting in the Prince of Wales' vanguard division. At the Battle
of Poitiers, the Earl of Oxford was responsible for the destruction of one of the French cavalry charges.
Interestingly the Earl of Oxford, for all his tireless and exceptional service, was never made a Knight of Garter. He was killed during the Siege of Rheims in 1360. The Earl of Warwick died in 1369 while on campaign in France presumably due to illness, although some speculate he may have been poisoned by his rival, Humphrey de Bohun.
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You are pounding these out at a fast pace. How in the heck to you paint so well so fast?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words, Anne! I painted the armor of all of the figures first; then by one or twos with the heraldry. Kind of a production line method of sorts :) Warm Regards, Dean
DeleteYour work is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir!
DeleteLovely work yet again Dean. Very Jealous!
ReplyDeleteLOL! You're too kind, Simon. Must be the British theme. Best Dean
DeleteExceptional work again Dean!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rodger. Regards, Dean
DeleteAnother great job, really nice!
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the visit and comments, Phil. Best, Dean
DeleteYou've become the machine gun of well painted medieval knights in full heraldry! These are a beautiful compliment to your collection. Speaking of which, could one get a pictures of the complete collection at this point? Must be quite impressive by now.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Sören
Thank you very much, Soren. I plan to take a unit photo once all the foot are painted - four more knights. I'll still need one more unit to round out the retinue. I'm hoping to pick up some mounted yeomen with bows. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteGreat technique on these two magnates, Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ev. I must say these two had a most impressive military career. As many others, but their high rank must've burdened them with much responsibility. Regards, Dean
DeleteMore beautiful brushwork, Dean! Armor, tunics, and heraldry are all outstanding.
ReplyDeleteThank you much, Jonathan! Appreciate the continued interest in this project and nice comments. Best, Dean
DeleteThose are excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, John!
DeleteFabulous figures. I'm really looking forward to the group shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the visit and kind words! I'm looking forward to finishing up the last four foot knights for a "family portrait" :)
DeleteYour heraldry is flawless, Dean!
ReplyDeleteThe Earl was a killing machine of the highest order, it seems. Accounts like that one make me want to dive deeper into the HYW.
Thanks, Monty. These Englishmen were quite the warriors then - must be their Anglo-Saxon and Norse heritage, amongst others.
DeleteThey look great; I think you paint the best shields on the internet.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Dean, keep them coming! I'm enjoying the history refresher too.
ReplyDeleteVery nice both in particular the one with the two handed axe.
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Fascinating information you found on these lords? If I may ask, where did you read it?
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the interests and thoughtful comments, Gentlemen, one and all.
ReplyDeleteRobert: Just tidbits here and there - mostly on the internet. I have some books on the HYW, but by no means exhaustive nor scholarly. One is a bio on the Prince of Wales by Richard Barber. But...if you can "trust" internet sources, there is an abundance of info there.;:)
Warm Regards, Dean
Great work. Your current output rate is admirable.
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