Oliver Cromwell.
an Engraving of an Anonymous Bust.
in the Collection of the Duke of Grafton in the Late 18th Century.
Oliver Cromwell
by John Keyse Sherwin (1751 - 1790).
Stipple engraving,
late 18th century
7 in. x 5 3/8 in. (177 mm x 138 mm) paper size.
National Portrait Gallery.
There is a letter from Horace Walpole to the Earl of Hartford - 5 October 1764, mentioning a bust of Cromwell at the Duke of Grafton, which possibly refers to this bust.
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Update
This bust is a version of the plaster in ther Bargello Florence
https://english18thcenturyportraitsculpture.blogspot.com/2019/02/marble-bust-of-oliver-cromwell-by.html
There is a letter from Horace Walpole to the Earl of Hartford - 5 October 1764, mentioning a bust of Cromwell at the Duke of Grafton, which possibly refers to this bust.
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Update
This bust is a version of the plaster in ther Bargello Florence
The Head of Oliver Cromwell.
Terracotta with Glass Eyes.in the Bargello Museum, Florence.
Parliamentary Archives: GB-061
Catalogue Reference:
HC/LB/1/111/14/10
Former Archival Reference:
House of Commons Library Ms 111, Box 14, Photograph 10
http://digitalarchive.parliament.uk/HC/LB/1/111/14/10
https://english18thcenturyportraitsculpture.blogspot.com/2019/02/marble-bust-of-oliver-cromwell-by.html
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