What happened to a statue of King George I located in Leicester Square, London, on the night of 16 and 17 October 1866?
Answer: It was painted with black spots and given a dunce cap and broomstick. It was one of many practical jokes played on the statue, as the square was an increasingly bawdy part of the town. So bad was the vandalism that authorities eventually decided to pull it down rather than leave it to continued attack.
Source: Art under Attack by Tabitha Barber and Stacy Boldrick
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