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Andrew Marvell

(1621-1678), Poet and politician; MP for Kingston-upon-Hull

Sitter associated with 16 portraits
The poet Marvell was a friend of Milton and his assistant as Latin Secretary to the Council, and he became effectively Cromwell's Poet Laureate during the Protectorate. The Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland (1650) is regarded as his greatest political poem, but he is best known for works such as To his Coy Mistress and The Garden. After the Restoration he turned to writing bitter satires.

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Andrew Marvell, by Unknown artist - NPG 554

Andrew Marvell

by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1655-1660
NPG 554

Andrew Marvell, after Unknown artist - NPG D30163

Andrew Marvell

after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1681
NPG D30163

Andrew Marvell, after Unknown artist - NPG D29829

Andrew Marvell

after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid to late 18th century
NPG D29829

Andrew Marvell, by Giovanni Battista Cipriani - NPG D9356

Andrew Marvell

by Giovanni Battista Cipriani
etching, 1760 (1660)
NPG D9356

Andrew Marvell, by Giovanni Battista Cipriani - NPG D29833

Andrew Marvell

by Giovanni Battista Cipriani
etching, published 1780
NPG D29833

Andrew Marvell, by William Read - NPG D29831

Andrew Marvell

by William Read
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D29831

Andrew Marvell, after Unknown artist - NPG D3681

Andrew Marvell

after Unknown artist
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D3681

Andrew Marvell, by John Raphael Smith, after  Unknown artist - NPG D29834

Andrew Marvell

by John Raphael Smith, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1802
NPG D29834

Andrew Marvell, by John Raphael Smith, after  Unknown artist - NPG D3680

Andrew Marvell

by John Raphael Smith, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1802
NPG D3680

Andrew Marvell, by John William Cook, published by  E.F. Bingley, after  William Dobson - NPG D29828

Andrew Marvell

by John William Cook, published by E.F. Bingley, after William Dobson
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1832
NPG D29828

Andrew Marvell, by Sir George Scharf, after  Unknown artist - NPG D21665

Andrew Marvell

by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pen and ink, 1870s (circa 1655-1660)
NPG D21665

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell, by Sir George Scharf, after  Unknown artist - NPG D21666

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell

by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pen and ink, 1870s (1658)
NPG D21666

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell, by Sir George Scharf, after  Unknown artist - NPG D21667

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell

by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pen and ink, 1870s
NPG D21667

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell, by Sir George Scharf, after  Unknown artist - NPG D21668

Unknown man formerly called Andrew Marvell

by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist
pen and ink, 1870s
NPG D21668

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Andrew Marvell

by Giovanni Battista Cipriani
etching, 1760 (1660)
NPG D20417

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