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Sack of Wexford. First Siege of Waterford. Dunbar. Worcester. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles.
Explore the portraits of Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England who led the Parliamentarian army in the Civil War and executed King Charles I. See his oil paintings, watercolours, medals, death-masks and busts from the 17th to the 19th century.
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British. Materials. canvas. Dimensions. Height: 127.30 centimetres. Width: 102.50 centimetres. Curator's comments. This portrait of Oliver Cromwell shows him being prepared for battle by a page, who attaches an identifying coloured sash to his left arm. He holds a military baton, a symbol of command.
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Oct 19, 2017 · Cromwell's strength, conveyed by the baton of command, the armour and the attendant, rests on military and chivalric foundations. This slightly dandified portrait of Oliver Cromwell, with a sash being tied round his waist, has an inscription on the back: 'This Original Picture of Oliver Cromwell.
This is the earliest authenticated portrait of Cromwell, dating from the year the English Republic was set up. Its identification as Cromwell was established only in the 1980s. Plain and direct, it conveys the simple force of the man.
Emblematic portrait of Oliver Cromwell wearing armor and a laurel wreath, holiding a sword with three crowns in his right hand, and an open book in his left hand; trampling a female allegorical figure with his right foot, a serpent with his left; allegorical figure blowing a trumpet behind to left; between two pillars bearing flags, symbolic obj...
