Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, in a Frame with Allegorical Figures and Historical Representations

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in an architectural frame with allegorical figures and historical scenes. Cromwell is depicted half-length, in armor, with festoons on both sides bearing symbols of war and of England. Above personifications of Fame, the reigning Love, and History or Historiography. On the left Faith, on the right Hope. At the bottom left the plundering and blowing up of merchant ships. On the right an allegorical scene in which Cromwell is crowned by the dragon 'Grypvogel' with the papal tiara while he oppresses the Dutchman, the Frenchman, the Scot, and the Irishman. All scenes accompanied by texts. Pendant of SK-A-3881, portrait of Charles I.