| Method | Stipple and etching with original hand colouring |
| Artist | Francesco Bartolozzi after Richard Corbould and Richard Collins. |
| Published | London, Published by G. Riley No. 17 Warwick Square Newgate Street, Jany. 1. 1802. |
| Dimensions | Image 497 x 377 mm, Sheet 600 x 418 mm |
| Notes |
Title and inscription continues: And in Remembrance of His Majesty's happy Recovery from his late alarming Indisposition. This Print is by Her Majesty's gracious Permission, most respectfully Inscribed by Her Majesty's most devoted and obliged humble servant. George Riley. Below the title inscription reads: '*The King, on Entering the Royal Box at Drury Lane Theatre, on the 14th. of May 1800, two Pistol Balls were discharged at his Majesty, from the Pit, by Thos. Hadfield, a Maniac. / Vide a Brief Sketch of His Majesty's Life.' A portrait of George III in a roundel, wearing a uniform with sash, star and wig with a queue, supported by cherubs on a cloud, Britannia kneeling below, on her shield beside a lion, gesturing and looking upwards. The assassin, Thomas Hadfield, crouches under thunderbolts to right. (Description from British Museum: 1870,1008.2579) The Allegory was originally Painted by R. Corbould, the Portrait by Collins. O'Donoghue 45, Calabi + De Vesme 817 Condition: Sheet toned, staining to margins, not affecting image. Repaired tear to top margin just into image, puncture to bottom right of print. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £450.00 |
| Stock ID | 37652 |