Title

The Queen's Reception in Hyde Park, London, c1840s, (1900). Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Queen's Reception in Hyde Park, London, c1840s, (1900). A reception for Queen Victoria after the news of Oxford's attempt on her life. Three attempts were made on the queen's life between 1840 and 1842, by Edward Oxford, John Francis, or John William Bean. Oxford was found to be insane and transferred to a criminal lunatic asylum, Francis received the sentence of 'Transportation for Life, with hard labour', and Bean was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C21_484

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,7Mb) / 15,7in x 12,3in / 4718 x 3702 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation animal park female women woman people crowd job hat animals horses horse riding rider monarch crime occupation clothes British queen royal bonnet relief dress carriage location Victorian century Britain profession reception welcome royalty lady concept top hat B&W relieved MONOCHROME assassination prince Hyde Park road Transport horsewoman 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector postilion side-saddle sovereign Queen Victoria Victoria engraving Unknown Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Robert Wilson Robert Wilson Robert Wilson engraving