Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell, 1653, Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell after the dissolution of parliament and his appointment as Lord Protector on December 16, 1653. On the left Cromwell dressed as a king with sword and orb, in the background the beheading of King Charles I in 1649 On the right, Justitia (Themis) weighs the severed head of Charles I against the world in a scale. Under her feet she tramples Deceit and Violence. In the middle and bottom ten numbered small scenes of Cromwell's seizure of power., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (workshop of), publisher: Rombout van den Hoeye, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, (possibly), print maker: Amsterdam, 1589 - 1590 and/or 1653, paper, etching, engraving, height, 402 mm × width, 458 mm
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Cartoon, Oliver Cromwell, 1653, dissolution, parliament, appointment, Lord Protector, December 16, left Cromwell dressed, king, sword, orb, background, beheading, King Charles I, 1649, right, Justitia, Themis, weighs, severed head, Charles I, world, scale, Under, feet, tramples Deceit, Violence, middle, bottom ten, numbered, small scenes, Cromwell's seizure, power, print, print maker, anonymous, Claes Jansz, Visscher, Ii, workshop of, publisher, Rombout van den Hoeye, mentioned, object, Northern Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1589 - 1590, paper, etching, engraving, height, 402 mm × width, 458 mm
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