Here is the last of the three French cavalry regiments I have painted over the last few days.
This regiment was raised in 1674 and is a Royal regiment with associated privileges. Quite why it was called "foreign Dauphin" is a mystery to me but maybe it should be Dauphine with an 'e' as 1674 was also the year in which Louis' younger brother 'Monsieur's wife (who was a foreigner from the Palatine) gave birth to Philippe d'Orléans.
Very fine looking unit. The trumpeter is exquisite. I'm assuming they're 28s. If you told me they were 15s, I'd be gobsmacked.
ReplyDeleteBravo.
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