John Bellingham ('John Bellingham, taken at the Sessions House Old Bailey, May 15 1812') Portrait Print

John Bellingham ('John Bellingham, taken at the Sessions House Old Bailey, May 15 1812') NPG D13317

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Denis Dighton

Bellingham assassinated the prime minister Spencer Perceval in 1812. A tradesman and commercial agent, he had faced bankruptcy in 1794 and then in 1804 was detained in Russia under charges of debt. His appeals of injustice to the British Consul and ambassador went unheard. He was finally released in 1809 and returned to England intent on seeking redress but he failed. Exasperated he shot the prime minster in the lobby of the House of Commons on 11 May 1812.

Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00

Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00

Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00

Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00

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