Title

Attempted attack on the King of Greece, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer

Caption

Attempted attack on the King of Greece, 1898. The King of Greece was returning from Phalerum in his landau with Princess Marie, two men hidden in the ditch running parallel with the road fired on the royal carriage. An illustration from Le Petit Journal.

Date

1898

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Art Media

Reference

HRM19C02_306

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,9Mb) / 11,5in x 17,0in / 3441 x 5091 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation animal road people male job man men hat animals horses horse street law monarch guy crime occupation clothes color colour lane attack hidden king coachman royal startled avenue dress Greece carriage rustic illustration location century profession criminal royalty concept whip top hat attempt assassin ambush road Transport front cover 19th century nineteenth century rural Art Media landau rural life sovereign TGN attempted Le Petit Journal King of Greece engraving Meyer frontpage Henri Meyer King of Greece Meyer Henri engraving