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 Engelschen Koort-Dansser ., print maker: Dirk Stoop, (attributed to), Northern Netherlands, 1652, paper, etching, h 240 mm × w 290 mm.
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 Engelschen Koort-Dansser ., print maker: Dirk Stoop, (attributed to), Northern Netherlands, 1652, paper, etching, h 240 mm × w 290 mm