Erwin Rommel (Desert Fox)
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was one of the most famous German field marshals of World War II. He was the commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps and also became known by the nickname “The Desert Fox” for the skillful military campaigns he waged on behalf of the German Army in North Africa.
Rommel’s military successes earned the respect not only of his troops and Adolf Hitler, but also that of his enemy Commonwealth troops in the North African Campaign. An enduring legacy of Rommel’s character is that he is also considered to be a chivalrous and humane military officer in contrast with many other figures of Nazi Germany. more
Black and white conte pencil on brown paper. Drawn from a famous photograph taken of him during WWII, original photographer unknown.
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ozjami
Freaking outstanding,well done Fire !!
Alyson Pearson
this is a really beautiful drawing, well done!
Tallulah
Unbelievably realistic…fantastic drawing Firedrake, the detail is awesome.
Lisa Defazio
Fabulous – you talented thing you. Love the the bio too.
Firedrake
Thank you everyone!
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Philip Rogan
Excellent drawing, your skills with the pencial are unsurpassed. I also liked reading about Rommel especially his battles with Montgomery and Patton. A terrible time brings men or indeed women of history.
Firedrake replied
Thank you Philip! His was an interesting story, for sure.
Daniel Mathers
fantastic drawing – you convey so much character
Ganz
like WoW!
bites
Excellent drawing !
Jing3011
So so good.
Incognita
You really got a sense of Rommel’s steely resolve and obdurateness of character here…
pbradyart
Top class
Chris White
Beautifully rendered and captured character
Firedrake
Thank you everyone. His mouth is slightly harder, his face thinner, and I gave him a right eye (in the photo I copied his eyes were shadows).
BLYTHART
This is faultless .. but I never spotted it on my activity list.
kafka
Fabulous drawing FD – you have got beyond the photo and reached the man – really outstanding work!
Xenia
fantastic work!!!!!
Shifty
I cant believe how fantastic this is…
The detail is equisite.
I’m very pleased to accept it into the WAR group!
Mugsy
Excellent artwork…..indeed a great man!
Woodie
This is a great portrait of a great talented soldier.
Cheers Neil
Alan Findlater
nice work like it well done
mister khan
great art.
great commander. shame he wasn’t born in england cos then he’d have actually won something.
mister khan
do one of monty would you..?
Firedrake replied
Yes I’ve had him suggested to me! Tho I think I’ll do a few more literary figures next…
Marion Cullen
A brilliant piece that showcases your skills and talents very well. A formidable man and soldier.
As an aside, I once wanted to name a German Shepherd Rommel. Coming from a German background I thought it clever & fitting…I wondered at the time why my mother threw a blue fit. That was 30 years ago, I was 12. The dog ended up being Rex :-{
Firedrake replied
What a great name for a German Shepherd!! My boyf suggested ‘genghis’ for a cat…funny how many animals get named after military figures :)
Simon Mears
superb work.. really portrays a driven and talented personality and a respected Commander.. the detail is just awesome
Jeremy Harrington
this is amazing.. brilliant work!
neilbrunton
Excellent drawing,it looks like an original photograph,at least rommel was one of the good ones.
RoughDiamond
Scary considering the background. Absolutely amazing work.
Michael Alesich
Great drawing FD,
The history lesson was intriguing as well.
Colin Cartwright
Superb pencil art, Kaitlin.
Fine portraiture and recent military history, in one stunning image.
Excellent.
snowwombat
Excellent work…
Karin Taylor
wow! amazing
Garth Horsfield
Subtle and masterful, amazingly done.
Steven Sandner
Well done, this is exceptionally lovely sketch!
Headcrime
Great drawing! I don’t like the person.
Well done.
atomikboy
Incredible.
Chase Carr-Br...
yo that IS INCREDIBLE… shit man! soft touches with crazy understanding
Shannon Clough
Fantastic!
AthenaBlanco
Superb!
Greg Halliday
Great image of a capable man. A shame he couldn’t use his talents for goodness instead of being a baddy
Emily Robida
superb!
Patricia Anne ...
I know of him, The Desert Fox, I have mixed feelings about the Germans from that time line, but, this is a very well done peice of incredable work! WOW
CateTownsend
Well I’m totally blown away you are amazing
Atheum
Very neat, and very interesting person, too. I’m surprised that he was humane, as you say, but there will always be the general who is respectable and inteligent in even the most evil and brutal armies. Thank you for enlightening me. : )
theyellowfury
You have some serious manual and ocular skill.