Oliver Cromwell
Portrait Miniature
18th century (painted)
18th century (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Portrait, head and shoulders, turned slightly to right and looking to front; the sitter is wearing armour. Features in short indistinct hatches of brown and sanguine with touches of white over a yellowish-cream carnation ground; hair in brown wash lined in darker colour; collar in white over thin grey wash; armour in grey wash with white lights and gold rivets; plain opaque grey background; on vellum put down on pasteboard.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Oliver Cromwell (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on vellum, put down on pasteboard and held in a silver-gilt locket |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell, in a silver-gilt locket. Watercolour on vellum by an unknown artist, probably 18th century, |
| Physical description | Portrait, head and shoulders, turned slightly to right and looking to front; the sitter is wearing armour. Features in short indistinct hatches of brown and sanguine with touches of white over a yellowish-cream carnation ground; hair in brown wash lined in darker colour; collar in white over thin grey wash; armour in grey wash with white lights and gold rivets; plain opaque grey background; on vellum put down on pasteboard. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Content description | Portrait of a man, head and shoulders, in armour. |
| Styles | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Emma Joseph |
| Object history | Provenance SS Joseph ; Mrs Emma Joseph, his widow, by whom given to the Museum, May 1941. |
| Production | Probably an 18th-century copy in the style of Cooper, pseudo ca.1653. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic references |
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.22-1941 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
