Cartoon of Oliver Cromwell and England at the time of the First English War. Cromwell as a tightrope walker held up by Fairfax and a courtier. On the left, the English look on. Among them are a devil, some musicians and Master Pieter Cornel (probably the preacher Hugh Peters). In the background, two monkeys swing. On the right the young Prince William III standing between a Dutchman with peace branch and Pallas, on the right the Dutch Lion, in the background the members of the States. In the air the Fame. The print is accompanied by a text sheet, Cromwell as a Tightrope Dancer, 1652 Den

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
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