Important British Paintings (1500-1850)

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Lot 22
  • 22

After Robert Walker fl.1641-1658

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Description

  • Robert Walker
  • Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
  • oil on canvas, in a sculpted cartouche
Half length, wearing armour

Catalogue Note

This work derives from the three-quarter length portrait by Robert Walker, which exists in many versions.  One of the finest versions hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.