Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England
Sitter associated with 220 portraits
A country gentleman who became a soldier, statesman and finally Lord Protector of Great Britain. As MP for Huntingdon and then Cambridge, he was an outspoken critic of Charles I. His military skills and God-fearing tenacity were decisive factors in the Parliamentarian victory in the civil wars, and he was prominent among those who first treated with, and then executed the King in 1649. He achieved military success in Ireland in 1649 - but carried out brutal massacres. He led the New Model Army to victory against the Scots and Charles II in 1651. Emerged as a head of state when the 'Rump' Parliament was dissolved in 1653, and created Lord Protector. He refused the crown in 1657, dying in 1658.
after Unknown artist
electrotype of the Dunbar medal, (1650)
NPG D7208
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1650s
NPG D13245
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1650s
NPG D13246
by Frederick Hendrik van Hove, after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1650s-1690s
NPG D16567
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1650s?
NPG D16573
by Pierre Lombart, after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1651-1653 (circa 1649)
NPG D34319
by Richard Gaywood, published by Peter Stent
etching, published 1653
NPG D28675
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1653 or after
NPG D2232
by Conrad Waumans (Woumans), after Robert Walker
line engraving, circa 1653-1658
NPG D16585
after Robert Walker
etching, circa 1653-1658
NPG D16579
after Robert Walker
etching, circa 1653-1658
NPG D16578
Oliver Cromwell with severed head of King Charles I
by Unknown artist
engraving, circa 1653-1660
NPG D19907
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D22712
by Pierre Lombart, after Sir Anthony Van Dyck
line engraving, after 1655
NPG D34326
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1656
NPG D22713
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1656
NPG D22714
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1656
NPG D22715
Frontispiece to 'Parallelum Olivae...'
by William Faithorne
line engraving, 1656
NPG D22994
by William Faithorne
line engraving, published 1656
NPG D22995
'Oliver Cromwell between Two Pillars'
by William Faithorne, after Francis Barlow
line engraving, 1658
NPG D22716
Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
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