Margaret Nicholson attempting to assassinate His Majesty King George III : at the garden entrance of St. James's Palace, 2d August 1786 [graphic].

Published/Created:

[London]
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, London
[not before 2 August 1786]

Physical Description:

1 print : mezzotint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 320 x 244 mm

Notes:

Title etched below image, English on the left, French on the right.
Date conjectured from date of the event depicted.
Plate numbered: 576.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Suckling; May 1957; Acquisitions no.: 957-5-2-23.
Mounted to 37.3 x 29.7 cm.

Abstract:

Margaret Nicholson is restrained by two Beefeaters after her attempted assassination of King George IV as he stands next to his Royal carriage at the garden entrance of St. James's Palace.

Variant Titles:

Attentat de Marguerite Nicholson contre Son Majesté le roi George III

Associated Names:

Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793 [Publisher]

Topics:

Assassinations -- Great Britain
Carriages & coaches
Coach drivers
Crowds
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 [[depicted
Guards
Kings -- Great Britain
Nicholson, Margaret, 1750?-1828 [[depicted
Uniforms

Language:

English

Genre:

Mezzotints -- England -- London -- 1786

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Call Number:

786.08.00.03+

Orbis Record:

7742433

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr06031

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10728166

PID:

digcoll:550558