Oliver Cromwell ('The Dunbar Medal')
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Oliver Cromwell ('The Dunbar Medal')
by Thomas Simon
silver medal, 1650
1 3/8 in. x 1 1/2 in. (35 mm x 28 mm) oval
Given by Cromwell Association, 1964
Primary Collection
NPG 4365
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Sitterback to top
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 220 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Thomas Simon (1618-1665). Artist associated with 24 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
The Dunbar Medal; issued to officers and men after Cromwell's victory at the Battle of Dunbar, 3 September 1650.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, Oliver the First: Contemporary Images of Oliver Cromwell, 1999, p. 12
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 155
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