michel saunier

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Hello everyone Progression on the bow. Realization of different sculptures, horse's head on the crown of the herpes, rider leaning against the sea horse of the figurehead, Naiade behind the herpe.Figures and overview Friendships Miche

Some work on the rear deck. Two cannons of 4 that remain to be rigged, the officer's rooms, the chicken coops. Finishing of the cages with the fittings of the trap doors and the mooring rings. In anticipation the sculptures of the bow and the railings of the foreheads of the fellows and dunette. See you soon Michel Chambres sur dunette du SR2.pptx

Hello and thank you for the compliment Indeed, the stools in a rotunda are not 17th century and rather English. The reclining seats of the Royal Sun will be double as on the Ambitieux which is of the same time and the same site of Brest. This is part of the ongoing construction stage of the foal grating floor. But I have at the same time to finish the decorations of the smooth and squat (Heads of lion and paws, sea horse on the top of the herpes and, hunk, the naiades against the horse of bow and behind the herpes. See you soon Michel

Resumption of work on the hamstrings of foal. Face retouching of the cariatide davit holder

Cariatide

Thank you all The sculpture work is done on a single block of boxwood. The tools are; Mini drill with flat sanding disc and round to rough, chisels of different widths, very small gouges and mainly a knife with round blade.

Here is the support of the davit that comes to rest on the vertical bar of the herpes. The head is being sculpted as well as the lower shoe that will support this support by being fixed on the speakers. Careful and very long, the macro does not forgive anything.

good morning Marc Actually you can find this excerpt in Cedric's document I had this document for a very long time and I had not exploited it, error on my part, it is a gold mine.

In front of these important works, the means of Brest were revealed insufficient; and as early as October 20, the minister writes to. the steward Le Havre: "Siem Caffieri (Philippe), but a secteur, it is necessary in Brest, do not miss to order it from go there anyway, anyway, the work he may have begun at Le Havre would not be completed. But. at the beginning of November, he writes to her that having sent from Paris a master sculptor in Brest, it is useless to send Philippe Caffieri; and, I 10 of same month, he informs Desclouzeaux, steward in Brest, in these words: "The _Roy having charged the named Regnault, master sculptor to serve in this capacity at the port of Brest and drive the s ~ ulpt ~ r ~ Sun-Royal ,. His Majesty's intention is that you l etabhss1ez. in the workshop of the arsenal intended for this work and that you give me the means to do this work with all due diligence possible and you have to pay 1,000 pounds pa: month. On the same day, he gives Clairambault the directiYes ~ mv ~~ tts for the wax model expedition: "The Roy having char, e names him Regnault, master sculptor as s. Mr. sent to Brest, to bring to this port the relief model of the sculpture of the Sun-Royal who is 1 to 1 year old, 1. is required that you take the mother of the child and to have him accommodated in such a way that he do not miss the path. So you have to examine by which way it will be able to send it without being able to be gastcr, either by the messenger _ taking a horse to carry it, if that is possible, ? ~ 1 • P ~ .: the rouhers of Orleans and make it go down by} a rivièrP J squ a Nantes or in such a way that you consider suitable in ~ s.ervant ~ e take the fastest route of those who would be . Moreover, it is necessary that this. arrivef model at least, Brest. that you agree with those who will take care of this transport of what will be paid to them q ~ ue you give them in advance what you will learn about you let me know what should be paved to them returning to J a Brest in there good condition so that I can order the Sieur des ~ 15 nails (43). Four days later, on November 22, he sent Berain: "They write to me from Brest. would need some companions sculptors to finish the works of sculpture that there has to do to the ships of the King in port. I beg you to seek up to a dozen and have them go away · sooner than will. You can assure them that they will not work ; but in case you can not solve them without that they know what they will have to earn, you will have to agree with them at best. market that it is possible and that you make me find out what you promised them (44). "