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Oliver Cromwell dismisses Parliament, 1653
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Oliver Cromwell dismisses Parliament, 1653

anonymous · 1653 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Oliver Cromwell dissolves Parliament after his appointment as Lord Protector on 16 December 1653. Left Cromwell with some supporters (General Lambert and Anthony Ashley Cooper), right the departing members of Parliament, preceded by an owl with spectacles and a candlestick. Inscriptions in English and Dutch in the representation. Pasted below the representation is a text in two columns in Dutch.

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cartoonprintOliver CromwellLower House, Parliament, ChamberHouses of ParliamentEerste Engelse Oorlog
Credit lineOliver Cromwell stuurt het parlement weg, 1653. 1653. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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