Object types
satirical print (scope note | all objects)
print (scope note | all objects)
Materials
paper (all objects)
Techniques
etching (scope note | all objects)
engraving (scope note | all objects)
Production person
Published by Rombout van den Hoeye (biographical details | all objects)
Production place
Published in Amsterdam (all objects)
Date
1653-1654
Schools /Styles
Dutch (scope note | all objects)
Description
Satire on Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate suggesting that he aimed to become king: on the left, the full-length figure of Cromwell in armour, wearing a crown and ermine cloak and holding the sword of justice and orb of sovereignty; behind is the scene of the beheading of Charles I at Whitehall and above a mock coat-of-arms with a dog wearing a mitre and holding a sword in his mouth, supported by two devils; on the right, the blindfolded figure of Justice holding a sword and scales in which the head of Charles I outweighs the orb of sovereignty; beneath her feet are two prostrate figures, one wearing heavy gloves and a fur cape from whose face falls a mask, the other clutches a large spiked club, and above two figures sit in clouds supporting a book surmounted by a crown, one holds a martyr's palm, the other represents Time with his hour-glass and scythe. There are six scenes between the figures and four beneath them showing satirical representations of Cromwell's coronation, his meeting with the Privy Council and subsequent celebrations which include a banquet and people drinking from barrels in the street. c.1653.
Etching and engraving
Inscriptions
Inscription Content: Lettered within the image in Dutch with titles to the various scenes, two sets of four lines of verse 'Ik wist het blinde graauw van 't Hol-zieck England...' and 'Het Listige bedrog 't Geweld met bloed bespat...', and 'Rombout van den Hoeijen ex'.
Dimensions
Height: 403 millimetres
Width: 455 millimetres
Curator's comments
This is the third altered state of a plate that began as James I and Queen Anne: see G.S.Layard's catalogue of altered plates, no.64.
Subject
drunkenness (all objects)
satire (scope note | all objects)
allegory/personification (scope note | all objects)
feast/banquet (all objects)
execution (all objects)
coronation (all objects)
Associated names
Portrait of Justitia/Iustitia (biographical details | all objects)
Portrait of Time (biographical details | all objects)
Representation of Oliver Cromwell (biographical details | all objects)
Associated events
Associated Event Cromwell's Protectorate
1653-58
Associated Event Execution of Charles I
1749
Associated places
Topographic representation of London (scope note | all objects)
Acquisition date
1868
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