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Cartoon on England and Cromwell, 1652, anonymous, 1652, Cartoon on England and Cromwell, 1652. Oliver Cromwell seated on his throne, departing under foot peace documents, at his feet women kneel and plead for their husbands. At left, Hugh Peters blows into Cromwell's ear with a bellows. On the right, the members of the Blood Council: Sir Thomas Fairfax and Admiral Robert Blake and members the Parliament. On the right, some Levellers offer a petition. On the left, a faithful dog protects the insignia of the English crown (Charles II) from another dog. At top, a small scene with Admiral Tromp making a vein at Cromwell, a reference to Tromp's victory at the Sea Battle of Dungeness. Below the plate on the sheet printed a caption in 3 columns. The composition goes back to the sixteenth-century prints of the Duke of Alva on his throne., print maker: anonymous, unknown, Northern Netherlands, 1652, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 411 mm × w 314 mm