Lot 87
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After Samuel Cooper

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After Samuel Cooper
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), facing right in gilt-studded armour and
lawn collar; another portrait of Cromwell, in profile to right, in
gilt-studded armour and wearing a lawn collar (after Samuel Cooper);
Richard Cooper (1626-1712), in gilt studded armour and lace cravat;
open window background (after Samuel Cooper); Henry Cromwell, facing left in armour and lawn collar; Mrs. Elizabeth Cromwell (née
Bourchier), in blue dress with embroidered border and lace collar, wearing pearls and a white headress (after Samuel Cooper)
three signed with monogram and two inscribed with sitter's names, one signed with monogram, four with initials and all inscribeds on obverses, gilt-metal frames, two with ribbon surmounts
ovals, 27/8 in. (73 mm.) to 23/8 in. (60 mm.) high (5)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Oliver Cromwell the English soldier and statesman was Lord Protector of England from 1653-58. In 1620 he married Elizabeth Bourchier, the daughter of a prosperous London merchant. His third son, Richard (1626-1712), was an English statesman and briefly his father's successor as Lord Protector of England (1658-59).
Samuel Cooper was known to have worked for the Cromwell family from 1650.

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