Oliver Cromwell
1 portrait of Oliver Cromwell
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Oliver Cromwell
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1644-1653
6 1/4 in. x 4 1/8 in. (158 mm x 104 mm) plate size; 7 3/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (188 mm x 131 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D13247
Sitterback to top
- Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 224 portraits.
Events of 1644back to top
Current affairs
Royalists under Prince Rupert are defeated by the united forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians at the Battle of Marston Moor, ending their power in the north of England.Queen Henrietta, having giving birth to her last child, leaves England for safety. She would never see her husband again.
Art and science
French philosopher, René Descartes, publishes Principles of Philosophy, setting out his views on the laws of physics, notably, the principle concerning the motion of objects in the absence of external forces, later borrowed by Sir Isaac Newton.International
The construction of Fort St. George, the first English fortress in India, is completed by the East India Company. It soon became a centre for trade and led to the expansion of settlements, eventually becoming the coastal city of Madras (Chennai).Comments back to top
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