An Interview Between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell
| An Interview Between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell | |
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| Artist | Daniel Maclise |
| Year | 1836 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 184 cm × 235 cm (72 in × 93 in) |
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An Interview Between Charles I and Oliver Cromwell is an 1836 history painting by the Irish artist Daniel Maclise.[1] It depicts a meeting between Charles I in and the Roundhead commander Oliver Cromwell, in which the king with two of his children with him, signs over power to Cromwell.[2]
Charles was later executed in 1649 with Oliver Cromwell one of those who signed his death warrant. The work was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1836 at Somerset House in London. The painting is now in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, having been purchased in 1951. [3]
References
- ↑ Weston p.108
- ↑ Murray p.114
- ↑ http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/2395/an-interview-between-charles-i-and-oliver-cromwell
Bibliography
- Murray, Peter. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870: Romancing the Past. University of Michigan, 2008.
- Weston, Nancy. Daniel Maclise: Irish Artist in Victorian London. Four Courts Press, 2001.
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| Other | Portrait of Daniel Maclise (1836 painting) | |
Categories:
- 1836 paintings
- History paintings
- Paintings by Daniel Maclise
- Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland
- Wars of the Three Kingdoms in art
- Cultural depictions of Charles I of England
- Cultural depictions of Oliver Cromwell
- Oil paintings on canvas
- Paintings of dogs
- Paintings of children
- Artworks exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1836