ARTIST: Samuel Cooper
MEDIUM: Engraving
DATE: 1732-36
EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 1/8 x 7" (28.2 x 17.8 cm)
DESCRIPTION: Oliver Cromwell shown half length with long hair, plain collar, and armour, holding a baton in right hand, with a view of an army in the background. Within an oval border with coat of arms, a mask, and furs below.<br><br> Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was a politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history.<br><br> This portrait appeared second edition of Paul de Rapin-Thoyras' and Nicolas Tindal's History of England (1732-33) published by James, John, and Paul Knapton with engraved plates by George Vertue, and re-issued by him in The Heads of the Kings of England, Proper for Mr. Rapin's History (1736).
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CONDITION: Good condition. B/W
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