Cromwell at Dunbar is an 1886 history painting by the English artist Andrew Carrick Gow.[1][2] It depicts the British general and future Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Dunbar on 3 September 1650 during the War of the Three Kingdoms. The battle was a decisive victory for the New Model Army over the Scottish Covenanters.
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| Artist | Andrew Carrick Gow |
| Year | 1886 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 120.6 cm × 151.1 cm (47.5 in × 59.5 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
Today the painting is in the collection of the Tate Britain in London, having been acquired through the Chantrey Bequest the same year.[3]
References
edit- ^ The Tate Gallery Collections: British Painting, Modern Painting & Sculpture. The Tate Gallery Collections: British Painting, Modern Painting & Sculpture, 1980. p.51
- ^ Fyfe p.141
- ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/gow-cromwell-at-dunbar-n01588
Bibliography
edit- Fyfe, Gordon. Art, Power and Modernity: English Art Institutions, 1750-1950. A&C Black, 2001.
- Johnston, Aaaron Paul. 'Essential Agony': The Battle of Dunbar 1650. Helion Limited, 2019.
- Reese, Peter. Cromwell's Masterstroke: Dunbar 1650. Pen and Sword, 2006.
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