Nacuaa
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We tend to think of the three Prussian units that wore tombac helmets but being interested in German States period headgear and seeing the recent post by Dragoner of the outstanding Prussian Garde du Corps officer's helmet he acquired I thought I would share a discovery I made today. Its an 1847 painting in the Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel of Hessian Garde du Corps Lieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Verschuer
http://malerei19jh.museum-kassel.de/show.html?kuenstler_id=207&nr=6&sort=Alle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/384776361894329804/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/thies-and-johnson-military-auctions/catalogue-id-srthie10000/lot-35c83639-3d58-4129-a5e5-a3fd009d2894" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have never seen any pictures of this helmet much less an original and wondered if anyone else had any or if any are published in color in works that I am unaware of. I have many questions. For example, were these the same as helmets produced for the Prussian GdK? The plate appears to have been the Order of the Golden Lion and Knotel's print refers to this. This officer's version has polychrome detailing.. enameled or painted in the center of a silver star. What is the enlisted version look like? Was it also detailed in color or was it monochrome in metal. Was the medallion separate from the star.
There's an interesting biography of Friederich Wilhelm as he seems to have survived in the Grand Elector's army right up to 1866.
http://malerei19jh.museum-kassel.de/show.html?kuenstler_id=207&nr=6&sort=Alle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/384776361894329804/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/thies-and-johnson-military-auctions/catalogue-id-srthie10000/lot-35c83639-3d58-4129-a5e5-a3fd009d2894" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I have never seen any pictures of this helmet much less an original and wondered if anyone else had any or if any are published in color in works that I am unaware of. I have many questions. For example, were these the same as helmets produced for the Prussian GdK? The plate appears to have been the Order of the Golden Lion and Knotel's print refers to this. This officer's version has polychrome detailing.. enameled or painted in the center of a silver star. What is the enlisted version look like? Was it also detailed in color or was it monochrome in metal. Was the medallion separate from the star.
There's an interesting biography of Friederich Wilhelm as he seems to have survived in the Grand Elector's army right up to 1866.
