Henry Ireton

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A leading Parliamentarian and an austere Puritan, Ireton was one of Cromwell's ablest supporters, noted for his powers of leadership and for his political integrity. He married Bridget, Cromwell's daughter, in 1646. He strove to formulate an acceptable constitution which would restore Charles I with reduced power until, tired of the King's apparent duplicity, he became one of the leading advocates for his execution. As Lord Deputy in Ireland from 1650, he followed up Cromwell's ruthless campaign there with a brutal policy of deliberate mass starvation.
The head of Ireton is based on a miniature by Samuel Cooper; the body is a standard Van Dyck pattern.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Henry Ireton

Date

c.1650

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 124.5 x W 100.3 cm

Accession number

3301

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1945

Work type

Painting

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