French empire

G. French Empire - 1811 Dark Blue - Empire Light Blue - Satellite States Green - Allied States

I've been wanting to practice some 2D painting for a while, here's the first of what I hope will be a number of historically themed pieces. Inspired by 19th century artists and my contemporary hero of historical military painting, Spanish master Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. The rider is a Napoleonic French Hussar of the 11th regiment.

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Marshal Soult reviewing the Foot Chasseurs of the Guard. Their full dress uniform was similar to that of the Foot Grenadiers but the bearskin bonnet had no front plate, the plume was red over green rather than red, and the turnback badges were hunting horns rather than grenades..

French Emperor Napoleon I retreats from Moscow after his disastrous invasion of Russia. Though it has long been said that

They seemed unstoppable, but they all crumbled in the end.

Uniforms evolve but their spirit unchanged

Some of the art I did for Creative Assembly's Total War: ELYSIUM. Art Director: Heather Reynolds