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1. Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]
- Creator:
- Smith, Gabriel, 1724-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- August 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 61 W78 v. 1-2
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [241]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilpin glances longingly up towards his wife and children waiting for him in the inn. Two men sit on a bench outside the pub and observe the commotion; another man leans on a trestle table. A lamp hangs above the tavern entrance
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: William Cowper's ballad, John Gilpin, in The wit's magazine, 1784, v. 1, p. 271-3., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 22 x 25 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Dogs, Light fixtures, Signs (Notices), Spectators, Swine, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]
2. Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]
- Creator:
- Smith, Gabriel, 1724-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- August 1, 1784.
- Call Number:
- 784.08.01.01
- Collection Title:
- volume 1, opposite page [241]
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilpin glances longingly up towards his wife and children waiting for him in the inn. Two men sit on a bench outside the pub and observe the commotion; another man leans on a trestle table. A lamp hangs above the tavern entrance
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate from: William Cowper's ballad, John Gilpin, in The wit's magazine, 1784, v. 1, p. 271-3., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- Published as the act directs by Harrison & Co.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England.
- Subject (Name):
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Dogs, Light fixtures, Signs (Notices), Spectators, Swine, and Taverns (Inns)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Gilpin going farther than he intended [graphic]