Oliver Cromwell (left) and the Protector kneeling with his head on the lap of Britannia (right): two roundels. Engraving, 1739.

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23 June 1739
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576021i
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Oliver Cromwell (left) and the Protector kneeling with his head on the lap of Britannia (right): two roundels. Engraving, 1739. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A later version of an engraving entitled 'The naked truth'. The engraving is a copy of a contemporary medallion of Oliver Cromwell which was produced in Holland. Refers to the contrast with Cromwell afforded by the allegedly abject policy of Walpole toward the continental powers

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[England] : John Brett, 23 June 1739.

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 22 x 27.9 cm

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The differance of times, between those times and and these times ... A frown from the Protector.

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. III, London 1978, no. 2417

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Wellcome Collection 576021i

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