Back in the 1990s on the French reenactment scene we so loved his pictures. You felt they were something you could rely on for being well researched. From Louis XIV to the French revolution if you wanted a truthful illustration of the French forces it would be Francis Back where you'd go. Most of what reenactors know about capotes (pictured) is from Francis Back's research. He will be missed but remembered.
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Defending Fort Stanwix
Old Fort Niagara has a free zoom lecture for this on the 21 November. Check the webpage. In Defending Fort Stanwix , William L. Kidder tel...
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This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk...
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It's not easy photographing smaller figures but Richard has done an excellent job. These miniatures are excellent. He says 'The...
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.
He was such a great illustrator. As an amateur historical artist I'm a bit shamed I've never heard of his work before now.
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