A broadside satirising oliver cromwell, the protectorate and the relationship with the netherlands; lettered as follows: a. Emblems of monarchy, including the royal standard trampled under cromwell's foot; b. A spaniard pointing to two ships seen through an archway; c. A bloodhound whose right paw is held by d. Cromwell, wearing the papal triple crown with peacock feathers, holding two countrymen, e. And f. , by a chain; facing these dances g. The dutch lion raising a sword with the cap of liberty; beside him two men, h. And i. Also dance; three other men, k. , l. And m. , stand behind. Above are three other scenes: in the middle, n. , the lion and three men attacking cromwell, knocking off the triple crown, and another killing his dog; on the right, o. , liberty unshackles the two men; on the left, p. , justice and two men presenting the sceptre to charles ii beside whom rests the dutch lion; with engraved lettering a-p, and with letterpress title and verses, including legend, in three columns. (n. P. : [1652]). Date: 1652. Dimensions: Height: 241 mm (etching); ; Height: 378 mm (printed area); Width: 292 mm (etching); Width: 292 mm (printed area). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Oliver Cromwell. Collection: British Museum. Dogg' en Leeuwen-Dans (The Dog and Lion Dance) (BM 1868,0808.3266)
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