Oliver the First: Contemporary Images of Oliver Cromwell - John Cooper

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Oliver Cromwell's birth, this brief survey, the first of its kind in over 40 years, investigates the contemporary images of one of the most powerful figures in British history. It explores key areas of Cromwellian iconography in the form of painted portraits, coins, medals, seals, death masks and engravings, and discusses their significance as evidence of Cromwell's public role and its perception by his audience.

From oil paintings by acclaimed seventeeth-century artists such as Peter Lely and Robert Walker to works by Samuel Cooper and the medallist Thomas Simon, this book provides a fascinating insight into the political climate of the time and serves as an essential work of reference for both the general reader and the Cromwellian specialist.

Paperback: 47 pages