'Warts and All?' Portraits of Cromwell

He's one of the most significant, controversial and well-known figures in British history, with portraits of him rendered by some of the best known and most skilled artists of the mid-1600s... but what do paintings of Oliver Cromwell really tell us about him?

This was a filmed talk and tour of some of these iconic paintings by our curator, Stuart Orme, followed by an online Question and Answer session, created as part of the BBC's 'Art That Made Us' Festival. You can see the related episode from the series on BBC iPlayer at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...