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Colonel John Hewson, 1647 (c)

Engraving by Michael Van de Gucht, published for Ward's, 'The History of the Rebellion', 1713 (c).

Originally a London shoemaker, Hewson (1630-1660) worked his way up the ranks of the parliamentarian army during the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) and was knighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1658. He was one of King Charles I's judges and signed the death warrant. With the restoration of the monarchy imminent in 1660, he fled to the continent. He was not tried as he was never caught.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 2000-05-49-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2000-05-49-1