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Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers is an oil painting by the French artist Paul Delaroche, depicting Charles I of England taunted by the victorious soldiers of Oliver Cromwell after the Second English Civil War, prior to his execution in 1649. Completed in 1836, it is thought to be one of Delaroche's greatest masterpieces.
Delacroix responded that same year with a painting that depicted the theme in a radically different way: a hesitant Cromwell in a small-format watercolor. [10] This negative judgment on Cromwell Opening the Coffin of Charles I is also found in the writings of Baudelaire and Théophile Gautier ("That pair of bones looking like a violin case ...
Both works are based on a fictional account by François-René de Chateaubriand of Oliver Cromwell opening Charles I's coffin after the latter's execution. [1] Delaroche's work was less a portrayal of an event than an oblique comment on the French Revolution and Louis XVI's execution, [2] with Cromwell standing in for Napoleon. [3]
Anonymous Dutch painting of the execution of Charles I, 1649. While depictions of the execution were suppressed in England, European depictions like this were produced, emphasizing the shock of the crowd with fainting women and bloodied streets.
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Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.
Prince Rupert and Staff (1875 – Ipswich Museums and Art Galleries) Ironsides returning from sacking a Cavalier's House (1877) Charles I on his way to Execution (1883) At the Sign of the Blue Boar, Holborn (Cromwell questioning a prisoner) (1883 – Dudley Museum and Art Gallery) The return from a raid (1886) The Boscobel Oak (1889)