Paper Soldiers of French Second Empire - In the Art of Jean-Benoît Pfeiffer
Today I would like to introduce you to the book "Paper Soldiers of French Second Empire".
It is number 8 in the "Paper Soldiers" series by Soldiershop Publishing and it has around 50 pages. At the beginning there is some information about the author, or rather the creator of the figures shown. After that there is a very short summary of the history of the "Petit Soldats de Strasbourg". From page 8 onwards the colour plates start, showing many different hand-painted paper soldiers by Mr Pfeiffer. The book is not a collection catalogue, however; rather it shows the figures in plates with two rows of figures per page. The rows are usually simply copied, i.e. each figure is shown at least twice. The figures shown are around 7cm high.
As it is called "Paper & Wargame Soldiers Series", I assume it is intended for copying the pages and cutting out the figures.
Since Mr. Pfeiffer was the one who gave me the final push to start painting paper soldiers myself, a book with its figures is of course a wonderful inspiration for me.
Best regards,
Andreas
Author: Jean-Benoît Pfeiffer, edited by Luca Stefano Christini
Publisher: Soldiershop Publishing
Printed: 2020 in Italy
ISBN: 978-88-93275477
Number of pages: 50 (41 pages of color plates)
Language: French, Italian, English
Price: 22,- Euro (2025 in Germany)
