George Vertue
British, b.1684, d.1756
1653. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
- 1732
- Engraving
- 370 x 254mm
- 79/57
Tags: animals, armor (protective wear), cartouches (ornament), clouds, crowns (headdresses), flags, foxes (animals), frames (ornament areas), masks (costume), men (male humans), monochrome, ovals (plane figures), people (agents), politicians, portraits, soldiers
Compare British Museum registration number: P,4.15
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Master Secretary
"A man's power is in the half-light, in the half-seen movements of his hand and the unguessed-at expression of his face. It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires."
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall