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The first known citation in print of the actual phrase ‘warts and all’ is from a ‘Chinese whisper’ retelling of Walpole’s story – an address given by an Alpheus Cary, in Massachusetts, in 1824: When Cromwell sat for his portrait he said, “Paint me as I am, warts and all!”
Nov 30, 2020 · Oliver Cromwell. One of Lely's most famous portraits is his depiction of Oliver Cromwell created between 1653 and 1654, when the military leader was serving as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
Dec 6, 2013 · The intriguing exhibition at 29 Dover Street, Warts & All takes its title from Oliver Cromwell’s controversial request to be painted realistically as opposed to idealistically. The exhibition features several seventeenth-century miniature paintings, mainly by Samuel Cooper, who famously painted Cromwell with the prominent wart on his forehead ...
At the time Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England in 1653, it was common for portraits to flatter the subject by softening or removing any blemishes (like early photoshopping).
Aug 11, 2017 · meaning and origin of the phrase ‘warts and all’. Oliver Cromwell – engraving after the portrait by Peter Lely from Lives of Eminent British Statesmen (1838), by John Forster. The phrase warts and all means including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive.
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