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Time to pay the piper, so here's my Curtgeld for the Ninth Challenge. He's an officer from the French Dillon Regiment from the SYW. The figure is by Front Rank and I really love the pose with hat off and sword out.
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| Front Figures paint up very nicely. The raised buttons and lace work are very much appreciated. |
Dillon's was a famous regiment in the 18th century, part of the Irish brigade formed after the Glorious Revolution (or War of English Succession depending). recruitment cam originally from Irishmen wanting to change the British Monarchy back to a Catholic Jacobite, although the percentage of actual Irishmen diminished over time. The colonelcy passed down through the family and many officers were Dillon's themselves. After valiant service in the Wars of English, Spanish, Polish and Austrian Succession, the SYW and the AWI, it was disbanded after the French Revolution. Incredibly some officers then formed Emigre Dillon's regiments paid by George III and serving with the British. So Irishmen who joined the Irish Army to overthrow George III, ended up serving George III to defeat a Republic and reinstall the Bourbons. The intellectual contortions required for this defy me.
Beyond the regular Curtgeld tradition, there is another challenge tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside over time. There have been several cases of Challengers Curtgelding Cut with figures representing Bob Dylan, despite (or perhaps because of) Curt's fervent anti-Dylan hatred. To rectify the recent tailing off of the tradition, I therefore present Robert (Bob) Dillon as my Curtgeld for this challenge.
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A lovely tribute Peter, well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Michael.
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