Oliver Cromwell

Jan van de Velde IV|Robert Walker

after 1653 · Engraving, aquatint, and roulette; second state · Drawings and Prints

Not long after Cromwell's Puritan minority overtook the throne of England, the "Lord Protector" himself was portrayed steely-eyed and dressed in armor. His costume suited well the leader of a fanatical army and a staunch defender of colonial possessions. The portrait is one of the earliest known etchings to be modeled with aquatint.

Artist

Jan van de Velde IV|Robert Walker

Date

after 1653

Medium

Engraving, aquatint, and roulette; second state

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930