Margaret Nicholson is shown in a large bonnet and shawl holding a knife in her left hand as she attempts to stab King George III as he stands before his royal carriage. She hands the King a folded note (?) which they both grasp. One of the two Beefea...
Alternative Title:
Exact representation of an attempt made by Margaret Nicholson to stab his Majesty
Description:
Title from caption etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub'd Augt. 5 1786 by W.S. [sic] Fores at the Caracature Ware-house, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Nicholson, Margaret, 1750?-1828.
Subject (Topic):
Assassination attempts, Assassinations, Carriages & coaches, and Guards
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
Alternative Title:
Attentat de Marguerite Nicholson contre Son Majesté le roi George III
Description:
Title etched below image, English on the left, French on the right.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles No. 69, St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820,, and Nicholson, Margaret, 1750?-1828,
