This accurate representation of Edward Oxford shooting at the Queen, on being held before a strong light, magically discovers the means which saved old England's hope from the assassin's aim!! God saved the Queen! W. Clerk, lith., 202 High, Holborn, British Cartoon Print

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This accurate representation of Edward Oxford shooting at the Queen, on being held before a strong light, magically discovers the means which saved old England's hope from the assassin's aim!! God saved the Queen! W. Clerk, lith., 202 High, Holborn, British Cartoon Print

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Print shows Edward Oxford shooting at Queen Victoria as she rode in a carriage with Prince Albert on Constitution Hill on June 10, 1840.

In: Unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Cartoons, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1470.M4. Vol.1).
Printed at bottom: "(Designed by the Great Wizard!)."
Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC).
Most images available on microfilm, "British Political and Social Cartoons, 1655-1832, not in the British Museum," produced by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1970 (Microfilm LOT 12022). Unpublished checklist provides captions for images on microfilm.
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1840
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St. James's (London, England)
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Library of Congress
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