Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell, 1653, Cartoon on Oliver Cromwell after the dissolution of parliament and his appointment as Lord Protector on December 16, 1653. On the left Cromwell dressed as a king with sword and orb, in the background the beheading of King Charles I in 1649 On the right, Justitia (Themis) weighs the severed head of Charles I against the world in a scale. Under her feet she tramples Deceit and Violence. In the middle and bottom ten numbered small scenes of Cromwell's seizure of power., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), (workshop of

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