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British half-crown (1658), bearing head of Cromwell in classical style. Inscription: OLIVAR[IVS]·D[EI]·G[RATIA]·R[EI]P[VBLICAE]·ANG[L IAE]·SCO[TIAE]·ET·HIB[ERNIAE]&cPRO[TECTOR] / Oliver, by the grace of God and of the Republic, of England, Scotland, and Ireland etc. Protector.

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British half-crown (1658), bearing head of Cromwell in classical style. Inscription:

OLIVAR[IVS]·D[EI]·G[RATIA]·R[EI]P[VBLICAE]·ANG[LIAE]·SCO[TIAE]·ET·HIB[ERNIAE]&cPRO[TECTOR] / Oliver, by the grace of God and of the

Republic, of England, Scotland, and Ireland etc. Protector.

Cromwell on horseback with London in the background c 1655

Full length portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Walker c 1650

Oliver Cromwell by Sir Peter Lely, c.1653. Cromwell famously told Lely to paint him ‘warts and all’.

Cromwell on horseback copied from Van Dyck's painting of Charles I. This print, by Pierre Lombart, was produced in several different

versions in the 1650s.

Portrait print of Oliver Cromwell c 1652

This picture was painted by Robert Walker in 1649. Walker is known chiefly for his portraits of Cromwell and his circle

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell with chain round neck late 17th or early 18th Century