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One of the Three Musketeers by Hagen Miniatures
This musketeer was painted for the Sweetwater Forum miniature exchange 2016. You know the drill: People send each other miniatures to be painted and receive a unique artwork in the end to add to their collection. There were no limitations in terms of period or setting. I received a miniature from a period I was not familiar with at all, namely a musketeer roughly dated to the beginning of the 17th century. Yes, you think right: The three musketiers. Hagen miniatures sells a set called 'The four musketiers' based on the 1973 film 'The three musketiers'. French author Alexandre Dumas published his historical novel Les trois mousquetaires in 1843/44 which all movie adaptions are based on. Dumas work is, however, not entirely fiction, rather it is based on historical figures with similar names. D'Artagnan for instance is based on Charles de Batz-Castelmore d’Artagnan, a bold soldier, spy and bon vivant with a brilliant career at the french court. He died during the siege of Maastrich in 1673, again on campaign and ever loyal to the French king. Given history and fiction go hand in hand in Dumas work, I thought I would take a similar approach to painting the miniature: Coming up with my own version of one of the famous musketeers, but naturally inspired by history.
Posted: 28 Sep 2016
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