Allegory on Oliver Cromwell

Passe, Crispijn van de (II)1652

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oliver Cromwell, the victor in the English Civil War, is shown as a tyrant – oppressing the French, Dutch, Irish and Scots. He is mocked for his love of money: he is being crowned by a mythological winged beast (a griffon), which conveniently produces gold coins from its backside, a detail that is disingenuous, to say the least, since who would not be pleased to possess such a pet?

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Title: Allegory on Oliver Cromwell
Creator: Passe, Crispijn van de (II)
Date Created: 1652
Physical Dimensions: papier
Subject Keywords: Eerste Engelse Oorlog, Terechtstelling van Karel I, Cromwell, Oliver
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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