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Soooo in the next couple of days I would love to speak about how I got to the point where I am right now in the fandom! And first of all - about few historical characters who have been figuring in my drawings for almost a year and a half. :)
I guess that the most accurate way of describing my preferences would be
✨The squad of yearly 19th-century military men with huge sideburns✨
And here they are - from left to right (or should I say from top to bottom, ehem):
First and foremost, I should say couple of words about the man who had been my main inspiration for almost three year in a row - prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration, famous infantry general of the Russian Empire. 🇷🇺
Well… I love him with all of my heart! As a Russian who suddenly got into history of Napoleonic wars (and, actually, history in general even though it was not my cup of tea for the major part of my life) thanks to Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” which I read for our literature class in high school and was completely enchanted by it I had plenty of choices with whom I could start my journey.
And I chose… Alexander I.
Yep, I find it rather logical and still appreciate the role that he had played in getting me into the Napoleonic wars shenanigans (even though now I know so much about all of his downsides and unpleasant features of his character) but in the end Bagration means much more to me. 🌹
He was a wonderful warrior with a heart of a lion, a bit too hotheaded but righteous and fair till the very end. I find it fascinating how gracefully he managed to combine his own skills concerning the art of war with the habits of Russian imperial court. Even though he didn’t manage to maintain good relationships with tzar Alexander (oops, here goes Alexander’s pride and arrogance when it came to the military affairs) because of his own sense of right and wrong and his stubbornness (which, in my opinion, was completely justified by the situation in the battlefield) and was acting rather obstinately in the begging of the War of 1812, he got the glory and honour he deserved from his fellow generals and even the enemies of the empire. His unfortunate death is a real tragedy as many sources show that he could have been saved even with the poor medical sources of the time… But oh well. What happened, happened. 😔
Long story short, I think that Bagration was quite wholesome person and I’m happy to see that nowadays he still gets much recognition! 🎉
And the next one we haaaaaave… oh my, who could it be if not the one and only Joachim Murat, maréchal de France, Roi de Naples, in all of his shining glory! 🇫🇷✨
Won’t say much about him here (because it’s far too much for this poor post already 😅) only that this man fascinates me to the bottom of my heart! It’s always such a pleasure to learn something new about his adventures and the adventures of Napoleon’s maréchaux in general. Love them all very much!
Vive la France, vive la Révolution française et vive le Premier Empire surtout!~
…Okay, but also, like, Murat’s attitude to different things and events, his flamboyancy in clothing and his overall, er, sensibility helped me a lot with some deep struggles about my own identity and I will always be grateful to him for who he was. ❤️
The last but not the least is long-forgotten (even though now I find more than enough information about his life, character and deeds) but utterly sweet Fürst Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenberg, field marshal and experienced diplomat in service of the Holly Roman and then Austrian Empire. 🇦🇹
I’m certainly going to make a specific post about how did I end up with him, that one bloody devil Metternich (definitely heard about that guy somewhere) and my overall sudden boiling passion for the austrian history which grows stronger every day so I’m DEFINITELY not going to get into details this time, I swear!
…I only want to express my frustration: I was not smart enough few years ago and now have to study German language frantically. Mein Gott, it was a love from the first sight but that’s pretty tough nonetheless. One year of express self studying has passed and I hope it’s only a beginning!
P. S.
To sum it all up, I would like to state one last question.
On a scale from one to ten how ✨cringe✨ is it to aggressively simp for someone like Metternich? Because it must have been over half of a year by now and my concern is growing. 😂
Since an introduction was made as well as the first series about Napoleonic era, I can continue posting mostly art with my heart and mind at ease. X)
So for the past year and a half I drew a bunch of stuff with Murat! Unfortunately, some of it doesn’t look good enough but I did my best to arrange a selection of my works that I still like nowadays.
Here they are: a drawing study from the famous Canova’s bust (except for his moustache sorry Joachim I’m too weak…); cartoonish Murat with the flags of two countries which I associate with him the most; a bunch of ✨drama✨ concerning the 13th of October; small thing I made for a drawing ask in our Russian community of Napoleonic history lovers as well as teenager Joachim with his horse friend! 🐎
Pair drawings of Murat and Ney I made some time ago for myself and my dear friend @michel-feuilly ✨
They were born out of a spontaneous experiment with different brushes and I’m still very fond of the result. :)
did i serve or did i serve 😍😍😍😍😍
murat as mettaton because im clinically insane
as a fun fact i'll say that i have a tradition of drawing different historical figures as mettaton anually also why you may ask idk either its just fun
ANYWAY you guys get 2 versions 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wasn’t too lazy and drew this, this is already an achievement, hurray
Hello, I'm Murat and my sister Alina. We are artists and will publish comics and art with our characters here, we hope that it will not be boring. We are always open for questions, thank you for your attention and have a nice day 👋
(Oh, and we will sometimes draw gifts for other artists :D)
This is definitely Murat and Alina XD
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 😂☠️🗡️
