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File:Edward Oxford shoots at H. M. the Queen, 1840.jpg

Edward_Oxford_shoots_at_H._M._the_Queen,_1840.jpg ‎(392 × 309 pixels, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

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English: Detail of lithograph by J. R. Jobbins of Edward Oxford attempting to shoot Queen Victoria
Full version at File:Edward Oxford tries to shoot Queen Victoria in 1840 by JR Jobbins.jpg.
Date 1840
Source antique lithograph (detail)
Author J. R. Jobbins
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