General Thomas Harrison, 1630 (c)
Mezzotint, published, 1780 (c).
Profoundly religious, Harrison (1606-1660) was a radical parliamentarian who rose to the rank of major-general in the New Model Army. He denounced King Charles I as a 'man of blood', personally escorted him to London to stand trial and then supervised his funeral. He was an unrepentant regicide, justifying the sentence passed on Charles I until the end. Following the Restoration in 1660 he tried to flee and was caught, but he faced his gruesome execution with defiance and even cheerfulness.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1998-10-226-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1998-10-226-1