Belgian Colonial

[italwars]

While reserching for my recent  project i found those few colour plates on Belgian Force Publique in Congo and their ennemies...they where drawn by famous Belgian artiste africaniste James Thiriar..and republished many years ago by the Museum of Thervuren in Bruxelles.

http://abergo1.e-monsite.com/album/eic-histoire/

[Plynkes]

Thanks! Love that picture of the Tetela mutineer with the flag. I have an unpainted mixed force of mutineers and tribesmen that was going to be my next project, and a guy carrying that flag was one of them.

Sadly they are all just gathering dust now. Don't expect they'll ever get done. Fairly sure my painting days are behind me now.

[juergen c. olk]

Great plates,my friend bought me a set from the Museum years ago,thanx for sharing.

[italwars]

i'm happy that you also appreciated those plates  and the period...
the Museum of Thervuren in Bruxelles has, in his library, many other platetes depicting scenes, above all military, from the same illustrator...and something else could be find in Musée de l'Armée and another Museum..in think in another city..which is devoted to the Belgian African Congo...in this period , in Thervuren, there is also an exhibition on Congolose troops participation in WW1 (German East Africa and Kamerun)..i suppose it should be worth a look..probably above all for artefacts and picts..including unpublished uniform plates cards from the same James Thiriar ...the only danger could only be, as i easily imagine, the pletoria of "politically correct captions which, in those days, cannot be avoided to show to the masses anything colonial and military...

[Lowtardog]

Thanks! Love that picture of the Tetela mutineer with the flag. I have an unpainted mixed force of mutineers and tribesmen that was going to be my next project, and a guy carrying that flag was one of them.

Sadly they are all just gathering dust now. Don't expect they'll ever get done. Fairly sure my painting days are behind me now.

I hope everything is ok, thought hadn't seen you on the forum for a good while

[Plynkes]

I'm fine mate, and I'm around most days, keeping my beady eye on things. Just don't post much. Lost my passion for painting so I don't really have an awful lot to contribute these days. 

[Metternich]

Thank you for posting.  Makes me want to get my old Foundry African castings out and have a go with the paint brush (probably have to wait till retirement though).  The photos were also interesting, particularly that of the "King of Boma" and his entourage.