Cromwell Gallery

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944

Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944. A British tank (on left), which might be a Cromwell or Sherman, is shown knocking out one German Tiger (centre) by shooting through a hole in the corner house. Another Tiger tank (right) is coming under fire from British machine guns and PIAT's, some of whom can be seen extreme right. This illustration was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, the Illustrated London New's artist, from a description given to him by an eye-witness, Mr. Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times'. Date: 1944

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Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond

1765053 Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond, late 1650s (oil on canvas) by English School, (17th century); 223.5x147.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) in Armour, a Seascape and Battle Beyond. English School, probably late 1650s. Oil on canvas. 223.5 x 147.3cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; English, out of copyright

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Cromwell, (1599-1658), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cromwell, (1599-1658), 1830. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) English military and political leader who served as Lord Protector was an intensely religious man, and a Puritan who entered the English Civil Wars on the side of the "Roundheads". He was one of the signatories on King Charles I's death warrant in 1649. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]

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