Maj. Duncan Heyward
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The death of General Gordon is romanticised in the oil painting by George William Joy, which now hangs in Leeds City Art Gallery;
Gallery link here, please note I haven't been and don't know if the painting is on display to the public at this time, please call them before going..
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/leedsartgallery/Visiting-Leeds-Art-Gallery.aspx
It clearly inspired this piece, and is just a reminder than the Leuthen range is not the first painting brought to life by John.
Over recent months the Madhist's have received reinforcements, and it seemed worthy to add them into the scene to complete the 'picture'
I was very tempted to add in the cavalry 'Baqquara Lancer' and soon to be available MADCAV-02 'Baqquara Lancer and Wounded Horse', but didn't have those models to hand.
We will be adding the whole photo shoot to our Gallery section within a week or so, but couldn't resist sharing this one now.
The photo features one each of;
SUD-01 The Sudan - Gordon at Khartoum - Limited Edition - low stock (Edition of 600)
SUD-02 The Sudan - 2 Mahdist Figures - low stock
SUD-03 The Sudan - Mahdist with Flag - low stock
SUD-04 The Sudan - Egyptian Defenders
SUD-05 The Sudan - Mahdists, 2 Figures Charging
SUD-06 The Sudan - Mahdists, 2 Figures Attacking
From WIKI, copied here for easy reading;
News of Gordon's death led to an "unprecedented wave of public grief across Britain". A memorial service, conducted by the Bishop of Newcastle, was held at St. Paul's Cathedral on 14 March. The Lord Mayor of London opened a public subscription to raise funds for a permanent memorial to Gordon; this eventually materialised as the Gordon Boys Home, now Gordon's School in West End, Woking.
Statues were erected in Trafalgar Square, London, in Chatham, Gravesend, Melbourne and Khartoum. Southampton, where Gordon had stayed with his sister, Augusta, in Rockstone Place prior to his departure to the Sudan, erected a memorial in Porter's Mead, now Queen's Park, near the town's docks. On 16 October 1885, the "light and elegant structure" was unveiled; it comprises a stone base on which there are four polished red Aberdeen granite columns, about twenty feet high. The columns are surmounted by carved capitals supporting a cross. The pedestal bears the arms of the Gordon clan and of the borough of Southampton, and also Gordon’s name in Chinese. Around the base is an inscription referring to Gordon as a soldier, philanthropist and administrator; the inscription mentions those parts of the world in which he served, and closes with a quotation from his last letter to his sisters: — "I am quite happy, thank God! and, like Lawrence, I have tried to do my duty." The memorial is a Grade II listed building.
For those with some of the above, we'd love to see your set up, especially including Burnaby and hordes of Beja warriors!
In fact any Sudan images are welcome in this thread!
Enjoy your weekend!
My own time is over, off to fix lunch and play with the kids!
Gallery link here, please note I haven't been and don't know if the painting is on display to the public at this time, please call them before going..
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/Pages/leedsartgallery/Visiting-Leeds-Art-Gallery.aspx
It clearly inspired this piece, and is just a reminder than the Leuthen range is not the first painting brought to life by John.
Over recent months the Madhist's have received reinforcements, and it seemed worthy to add them into the scene to complete the 'picture'
I was very tempted to add in the cavalry 'Baqquara Lancer' and soon to be available MADCAV-02 'Baqquara Lancer and Wounded Horse', but didn't have those models to hand.
We will be adding the whole photo shoot to our Gallery section within a week or so, but couldn't resist sharing this one now.
The photo features one each of;
SUD-01 The Sudan - Gordon at Khartoum - Limited Edition - low stock (Edition of 600)
SUD-02 The Sudan - 2 Mahdist Figures - low stock
SUD-03 The Sudan - Mahdist with Flag - low stock
SUD-04 The Sudan - Egyptian Defenders
SUD-05 The Sudan - Mahdists, 2 Figures Charging
SUD-06 The Sudan - Mahdists, 2 Figures Attacking
From WIKI, copied here for easy reading;
News of Gordon's death led to an "unprecedented wave of public grief across Britain". A memorial service, conducted by the Bishop of Newcastle, was held at St. Paul's Cathedral on 14 March. The Lord Mayor of London opened a public subscription to raise funds for a permanent memorial to Gordon; this eventually materialised as the Gordon Boys Home, now Gordon's School in West End, Woking.
Statues were erected in Trafalgar Square, London, in Chatham, Gravesend, Melbourne and Khartoum. Southampton, where Gordon had stayed with his sister, Augusta, in Rockstone Place prior to his departure to the Sudan, erected a memorial in Porter's Mead, now Queen's Park, near the town's docks. On 16 October 1885, the "light and elegant structure" was unveiled; it comprises a stone base on which there are four polished red Aberdeen granite columns, about twenty feet high. The columns are surmounted by carved capitals supporting a cross. The pedestal bears the arms of the Gordon clan and of the borough of Southampton, and also Gordon’s name in Chinese. Around the base is an inscription referring to Gordon as a soldier, philanthropist and administrator; the inscription mentions those parts of the world in which he served, and closes with a quotation from his last letter to his sisters: — "I am quite happy, thank God! and, like Lawrence, I have tried to do my duty." The memorial is a Grade II listed building.
For those with some of the above, we'd love to see your set up, especially including Burnaby and hordes of Beja warriors!
In fact any Sudan images are welcome in this thread!
Enjoy your weekend!
My own time is over, off to fix lunch and play with the kids!