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Oliver Cromwell and an unknown page

1 of 2 portraits by Jan L'Admiral

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Oliver Cromwell and an unknown page

by Jan L'Admiral, after Robert Walker
etching, mid 18th century (1649)
5 1/2 in. x 3 3/8 in. (139 mm x 87 mm) plate size; 6 1/8 in. x 4 in. (155 mm x 103 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D16566

Sitterback to top

  • Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England. Sitter associated with 224 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Jan L'Admiral (1699-1773). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
  • Robert Walker (1599-1658), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 143 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

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Events of 1730back to top

Current affairs

John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.
Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.

Art and science

French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.
The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.

International

Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.
Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.

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