Oliver Cromwell
1 portrait
Oliver Cromwell
by Peter Blondeau, based on an original by Thomas Simon
gold broad, 1656
1 1/8 in. (28 mm) diameter
Purchased, 1958
Primary Collection
NPG 4068
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Sitterback to top
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 220 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Peter Blondeau (active 1656-1664). Artist associated with 1 portrait.
- Thomas Simon (1618-1665). Artist associated with 24 portraits, Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Cooper, John, Oliver the First: Contemporary Images of Oliver Cromwell, 1999, p. 17
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 98
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 155
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