Thanks to \Bruno Mugnai for these.
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
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The Gate of Calais or O, the Roast Beef of Old England
According to Middlesex Trading who do a repro 1717 this painting has 1717s in it. Good excuse to post it.
The Gate of Calais or O, the Roast Beef of Old England is a 1748 painting by William Hogarth, reproduced as a print from an engraving the next year. Hogarth produced the painting directly after his return from France, where he had been arrested as a spy while sketching in Calais. The scene depicts a side of beef being transported from the harbour to an English tavern in the port, while a group of undernourished, ragged French soldiers and a fat friar look on hungrily. Hogarth painted himself in the left corner with a "soldier's hand upon my shoulder."[1]
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Fusil Modele 1717
This was the first regulated flintlock for the French. There is a two volume article (Pdfs) in French about this firearm by Jean Louis Viau
The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 Volume 2 The Infantry of Louis XIV : Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 #50 Author : René Chartrand
If you like the army of Louis XIV like I do you will want this book. Very good.
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