Robert Walker was an English portrait painter, notable for his portraits of the "Lord Protector" Oliver Cromwell and other distinguished parliamentarians of the period. He was influenced by Van Dyck,
Robert Walker self-portrait, painted c. 1645-50
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, 1649
Richard Deane, 1610–1653, General at Sea by Robert Walker, painted c. 1653
Oliver Cromwell was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, init
Robert Walker (painter)
…Robert Walker (1599–1658) was an English portrait painter, notable for his portraits of the "Lord Protector" Oliver Cromwell and other distinguished parliamentarians of the period. He was influenced by Van Dyck, and many of his paintings can now be found at the National…
Portrait of Cromwell's wife Elizabeth Bourchier
Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby by Charles Landseer, 1851