Spencer Perceval

Details

JOSEPH NOLLEKENS, R.A. (LONDON 1737-1823 LONDON)
Spencer Perceval
marble bust; on a circular marble socle; signed and dated to the reverse ‘Nollekens Ft. / 1813.’
20 ¾ in. (52.7 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (64.8 cm.) high, overall

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 December 1986, lot 166.

Special notice

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Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Spencer Perceval (1762-1812) is the only British Prime to have been assasinated. He held office from October 1809 until 11 May 1812 when he was shot in the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a merchant with a grievance against the government.

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