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''Cromwell on his Farm'' (1874) is a painting by Ford Madox Brown which depicts Oliver Cromwell observing a bonfire on his farm and thinking of a passage in the Book of Psalms: "Lord, how long wilt thy hide thyself - forever? And shall thy wrath burn like fire?" (Psalm 89). The words are inscribed on the painting's frame along with a quotation from one of Cromwell's speeches, in which he describes his life before entering into politics: "living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity, I did endeavour to discharge the duty of an honest man."〔National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, ''Artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Circle: the First Generation'', 1988, pp49-51〕 ==Historical background== The painting depicts Cromwell as a country squire on his lands in Cambridgeshire before he became a national figure in the power struggles which culminated in the English Civil War. Cromwell's identity as a leading revolutionary had been affirmed by Thomas Carlyle's biography ( Oliver Cromwell's letters and speeches, with elucidations ) (1845), in which his reluctance to take up the role of leader was emphasised. Carlyle was an important influence on Brown.
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