Curious cuirass

[fernando]

Gentlemen, don't tie me to the whipping post. I just saw an oil painting by Paul Beckert (1890) of Kaiser Willem II wearing a breast plate... posing for the artist; his left hand resting on his waist.


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[Akanthus]

Originally Posted by fernando

Gentlemen, don't tie me to the whipping post. I just saw an oil painting by Paul Beckert (1890) of Kaiser Willem II wearing a breast plate... posing for the artist; his left hand resting on his waist.


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Yes,Fernando .This cuirass is much more elegant than the ones of the common soldiers.It's the uniform of the Garde du Corps,the first and finest cuirassier regiment in Prussia at this time.Look at the eagle helmet.