Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
(1612-1671), Parliamentary Commander-in-ChiefSitter associated with 88 portraits
Perhaps the most accomplished Parliamentarian officer, Fairfax was appointed Lord General of the New Model Army after his victory at Marston Moor, 1644. His decisive string of victories, beginning with the battle of Naseby in 1645, won the Civil War for Parliament. Extremism alarmed him and he refused to serve on the court which tried the King or to lead the army into Scotland in 1650. He retired from public life until 1660, when he supported General Monck's march to London to demand a free parliament and was one of those who went to the Hague to greet Charles II before his Restoration to the throne.
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by William Faithorne, published by Thomas Rowlett, after Robert Walker
line engraving, circa 1646
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by William Faithorne, published by Thomas Rowlett, after Robert Walker
line engraving, circa 1646
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by William Marshall, published by John Partridge, after Edward Bower
line engraving, published 1647
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
published by Jacob Huysmans, after Robert Walker
etching, 1648
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1649 or after
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1649 or after
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, circa 1649-1660
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