Detail from a Dutch print satirizing Oliver Cromwell’s dissolution of the Long Parliament (165
Detail from a Dutch print satirizing Oliver Cromwell’s dissolution of the Long Parliament (1653). Well, this is hilarious, except I’m pretty sure they’re torturing that owl with the candle in its face. The purpose of the glasses is less clear. Is it a far-sighted owl? Are the glasses forcing the owls eyes open in order to better torture it with the candle? So many questions… -- source link