A Victorian Plaster Bust of Oliver Cromwell by Matthew Noble. Circa 1860-1870

Shown head slightly to sinister, on integral square section socle, inscribed to the front CROMWELL BORN 25 APRIL1599 DIED 30 SEP 1658 and signed to the reverse NOBLE.

32.5 in tall (82.5cm)

A majestic bust and a lovely item for all enthusiasts of Oliver Cromwell. 

Matthew Noble (1818-1876) specialised in portrait busts of historical personalities and contemporary celebrities. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1845 until 1876. Cromwell was a favourite subject; he provided two busts for the Reform Club in London (1860-1864) one for the Bethnal Green Museum, London (1862) and another for Manchester City Hall (1874). A bronze statue of Cromwell was erected in Queensgate in 1875, shortly before Noble's death. (See Robert Gunnis Dictionary of British Sculptors, Odhams Press, London, pp274-275)