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Description: | Sir Thomas (later Lord) Fairfax (1612-1671) was one of the principal military leaders on the parliamentary side in the English Civil War and became Lord General of the New Model Army, with Oliver Cromwell as his deputy. While seeking reform he stood out against the execution of Charles I and played a conciliatory role in the restoration to the throne of Charles II. This portrait shows him as a young man. | Subjects: | Thomas portrait (Fairfax 3rd Lord) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lely, Peter (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1618-1680, active in England) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8308... | Go to resource |
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