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Oliver Cromwell: P.4168-R

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Oliver Cromwell
The Headless Horseman

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lombart, Pierre
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

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Notes

History note: Craddock & Barnard sold to John Charrington [Lugt 572], October 1930.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Note

The fifth state of the plate (or the second Cromwell state). In previous states the portrait had been of Cromwell and Louis XIV. In this state Cromwell has two warts over his right eye. Third line of inscription has been shifted towards to the left.

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Paper Height 55 cm Width 35.4 cm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4168-R
Primary reference Number: 168228
Lugt: 572
Layard: V
Old object number: P.11481-R

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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