James Hadfield
Print
1800 (printed)
1800 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Etched portrait of James Hadfield (1771/2-1841), 1800. Harry Beard Collection. As the caption below the etching explains, Hadfield became famous when on the evening of 15 May 1800, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, during the playing of the national anthem, he fired a pistol at the King (George III) who was then standing in the royal box. The shot missed and Hadfield was caught. He was later tried for high treason but pleaded insanity and died from tuberculosis in Bethleham Hospital (Bedlam) in 1841.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | James Hadfield (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, printed ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Etched portrait of James Hadfield (1771/2-1841), 1800. Harry Beard Collection |
| Physical description | Etched portrait of James Hadfield (1771/2-1841), 1800. |
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| Credit line | Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Etched portrait of James Hadfield (1771/2-1841), 1800. Harry Beard Collection. As the caption below the etching explains, Hadfield became famous when on the evening of 15 May 1800, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, during the playing of the national anthem, he fired a pistol at the King (George III) who was then standing in the royal box. The shot missed and Hadfield was caught. He was later tried for high treason but pleaded insanity and died from tuberculosis in Bethleham Hospital (Bedlam) in 1841. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1777-2012 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2012 |
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