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The attempt to Assassinate the King.
The attempt to Assassinate the King. On the second of August 1786, Margaret Nicholson, under the pretence of presenting a Petition, attempted to stab his Majesty as he was alighting from his Chariot at the garden entrance to St James's Palace...
Painted by Rob.t Smirke. Aquatinta by F. Jukes. Engraved by Rob.t Pollard.
London, Publish'd Oct.r 9, 1786 by R. Pollard, Engraver. No 7, Brayne's Row, Spa Fields.
Rare aquatint. 450 x 560mm (17¾ x 22"). Mounted on card, spotted and damp-stained.
Margaret Nicholson (c. 1750-1828) attempted to stab George III with an ivory-handled dessert knife. Clearly delusional (she claimed to be rightful heir to the throne and to be the mother of both Lords Mansfield and Loughborough, who were much older than her), she spent the rest of her life in Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam). This plate was published just two months after the event.
[Ref: 64293]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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[William IV when Duke of Clarence] Nauticus.
[William IV when Duke of Clarence] Nauticus. ''Those Lips were made for Kissing Ladies!''.
[by James Gillray.]
London - Pub.d Oct.r 11the 1791. by H. Humphrey, No 18 Old Bond Street.
Etching. 185 x 160mm (7¼ x 6¼"). Thread margins, notch in right edge.
A caricature portrait of William, Duke of Clarence, smiling with bulbous lips, hair is shaggy and uncurled under a large round hat, wearing his naval uniform with star. It was published the year he started his long affair with actress Mrs Jordan.
BM Satires 7964.
[Ref: 64180]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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