John Watson as a Soldier

Part two of sketch-off series - Johannes von Wald (John Watson) as a Young Soldier

Pencil sketch - John Watson from BBC’s Sherlock (played by Martin Freeman) as a German Landsknechte.

Tumblr link with a ficlet here: [link]

Part of a set, which can be seen side by side here: [link]

Or if you want to see the companion piece on its own, go here: [link]
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Johannes joined his regiment of mercenary pikeman as a young man, tired of training to be a steward as befit a second son and wishing to serve Maximilian I, the Holy Roman Emperor. Before he left, his father, a minor baron, had this portrait painted by a student of Cranach.

Little did Johannes realize the brutal life he had let himself in for - while the Landsknechte were a feared group, their lives were often short and brutish. For the sensitive Johannes, it tried his endurance - the blood, the horror he saw while fighting in Italy turned his stomach. He began to practice rude herbalism and and became his regiment’s barber - the one who treated wounds and illness. It was not until a Medici crossbow man put a bolt through his shoulder that he was given his small pension and able to return at last to the land of his birth…

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--Dedicated to Greta, Pollymal, and Rosalia (who is crazy for Martin and who was kind enough to rec a fic I wrote once.)--

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What the heck is up with this pic? I don't know. I am rebelling. I live in the land of anime, and I am tired of anime Sherlock? So - go old school. OLD old school. Also, it's part of a sketch challenge with friend of mine across the world, to test and stretch our ability. I haven't sketched seriously in ten years. She's a uni student. THERES yer challenge, old person. Anyone else want to challenge, we're doing histoical, Old Masters versions of Sherlock and John Watson. Drop me a line, Benny's up next!