Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty… by Robert Dighton

Watercolour of guards in red coats restraining a veiled woman before a man in blue at a palace courtyard, with onlookers.

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Margaret Nicholson Attempting to Assassinate His Majesty, George III, at the Garden Entrance of St. James's Palace, 2nd August 1786, Robert Dighton (1786), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This watercolour and ink drawing shows a crowded courtyard scene in front of a classical building, with a woman in a black veil and white gown seized by guards in red ceremonial coats with blue trim. A man in a pale blue coat with a blue sash and gold insignia stands at the center beside a carriage, with spectators watching from the background. The work is attributed to Robert Dighton and dated 1786, and its title identifies the event as Margaret Nicholson's attempt to assassinate George III at St. James's Palace on 2nd August 1786.

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1786

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