Thursday 23 September 2021

Sir Jakabus Wooley 'A Fyne Martialle Man'


I've got around to painting up Sir Jakabus Wooley a worthy opponent to Sir Brian Aldridge . Wooley learnt his career fighting in Germany and quickly rose to prominence serving under Gustavus  Adolphus , he was presented with a Marshals Baton personally by Gustavus which he is seen brandishing above ..


In the Felpersham Fine Arts Gallery there is an oil painting that is traditionally thought to be Sir Jakabus Wooley although there is no direct evidence for this and strangely for such a prominent person there does not appear to be any other contemporary portrayal .





 

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful paint job Tony, he looks the true man of distinction and a soldier to be reckoned with! Very well done!

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    1. It will be interesting to see how he performs on the tabletop .

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  2. Fascinating insights into the local history and excellent portrayal of him in 54mm!

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  3. A marshal's baton! At first sight I thought it was a rather large cigar - seemed to go well with his rather disdaibful pose.

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    1. On reflection I should have reposed his left arm - but its done now .

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  4. Lovely. Yours looks better than the one in the Felpersham Fine Arts Gallery.
    Regards, James

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