A rare miniature portrait of Oliver Cromwell, the 17th Century parliamentarian who led a revolt that temporarily abolished the monarchy will go under the hammer in June, Sotheby's auctioneers said ...

Oliver Cromwell was a tough subject to paint. When Sir Peter Lely was asked to create a portrait of him, he famously asked for a brutally honest image. "Use all your skill to paint your picture ...

A 364-year-old gold coin bearing a portrait of Oliver Cromwell is to be auctioned for an estimated £150,000. The 50 shilling piece showing a side-portrait of the Lord Protector was struck in 1656 ...

Meet the unseen Oliver Cromwell Does a recent discovery at the National Portrait Gallery throw light on Cromwell's murky personality, asks Alastair Smart By Alastair Smart 11 October 2014 • 8:05am ...

A rare gold coin depicting a portrait of Oliver Cromwell has sold for a world record £471,200 at auction. The 50 shilling piece, dating back to 1656, is one of only 12 in existence, auctioneers ...

Meet the ancestors: Charles II, Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon and Clive of India. Recreated in breathtaking details, portraits of four famous historical figures ... starring their modern-day descendents ...

A painting stored in an attic could be the first genuine portrait of Oliver Cromwell's mother, an historian said. The picture of Elizabeth Steward dates from the 17th Century and was bought in the ...

Oliver Cromwell. By Bergen Evans. March 1935 Issue. Share. Save. ... as he says, quoting Edmund Gosse, to give ‘a faithful portrait of a soul in its adventures through life.’ ...

It is a famous portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger: Thomas Cromwell in his finery, about 1534, looking formidable and clutching a piece of paper while he sits at a desk that holds the implements ...

A rare miniature portrait of Oliver Cromwell, the 17th Century parliamentarian who led a revolt that temporarily abolished the monarchy will go under the hammer in June, Sotheby's auctioneers said ...