Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just finished [and greatly enjoyed] Sharpe’s Escape. As an Art teacher I’m convinced that the French officer who sketches Sharpe is a reference to a real artist and picture that I should recognise. Please put me out of my misery and tell me who it was based upon. There is also a scene in chapter 5 where a young Lieutenant discusses cricket with a captured French officer, that I assume is based on a real event. Am a I right or is it pure fiction? many thanks is advance Rob Morgan