Cromwell as a Tightrope Walker, 1652

Satirical print on Oliver Cromwell and England during the First English Civil War. Cromwell as a tightrope walker on a rope supported by Fairfax and a courtier. On the left, the English look on. Below are a devil, several musicians, and Master Peter Cornel (probably the preacher Hugh Peters). In the background, two monkeys are swinging. On the right, the young Prince William III stands between a Dutchman with a branch of peace and Pallas, on the right the Dutch Lion, in the background the members of the States. In the sky, Fame. A text sheet belongs to the print.