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
by Thomas Simon
gold medal, 1645
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by Unknown artist
lead bust, circa 1650
On display in Room 6 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by William Faithorne, after Robert Walker
line engraving, feigned oval
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King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, mid 17th century
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unknown man engraved as Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by Matthäus Merian the Younger
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by or published by Hugo Allard (Huijch Allardt), after Robert Walker
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Matthäus Merian the Elder
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron and King Charles I
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid to late 17th century
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
by R.S., after Unknown artist
etching, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
published by Peter Stent, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Robert Walker
line engraving, 1640s
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Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1640s
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