Quotes by Cromwell, Oliver

Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture tr >>

Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry. >>

A few honest men are better than numbers. >>

Quotations about Portraits

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear vol >>

It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious >>

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unques >>

Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.

Cromwell, Oliver