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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Title: Collection on T.H. Maguire's Cromwell Refuses the Crown of England
Identifier/Call Number: MS.2019.008
Physical Description:
1 box
Date (inclusive): about 1860?
Language of Material: English
The material contained in this collection is connected to the painting titled "Cromwell Refuses the Crown of England" by T.H.
Maguire, and to the life of Oliver Cromwell more generally. T.H. (Thomas Herbert) Maguire (1821 - 1895) was a London painter
and lithographer specializing in portraits and genre scenes. The painting "Cromwell Refuses the Crown of England" depicts
a scene of a parliament gathering with Oliver Cromwell at the center of the composition.
The collection predominantly consists of detail drawings (which may or may not be by Maguire) of objects represented in the
finished painting and include ornamental vessels and containers, a pair of scissors, and a helmet (that may or may not be
related to the painting). Other items include a sepia photo of the painting, passes for public viewing of the painting, a
pamphlet that was likely given to the public at the viewing events, a copy of Oliver Cromwell's letter addressed to Colonel
Phayr, and a manuscript listing items for an exhibit of Cromwell's electrotyped casts.
Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821 - 1895) was an English painter and lithographer who worked in London during the mid-nineteenth
century. He was a pupil of master lithographer and engraver, Richard James Lane (1800-1872). Maguire specialized in genre
scenes and noted for his portraits commissioned by prominent figures. He also served as lithographer to Queen Victoria.
[Identification of item], Collection on T.H. Maguire's Cromwell Refuses the Crown of England, MS.2019.008, William Andrews
Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Date of acquisition and ownership history unknown.
Collection is open for research.