Price: $475.00
SKU: 68671
ARTIST: T. Stothard, Esq. R. A.
PUBLISHER: Published by William Pickering and William Henry Worthington, January 1, 1825.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1825
EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 x 20 13/16" (180 x 528 mm).
DESCRIPTION: William Cowper (1731-1800) who wrote the comic ballad titled “The Diverting History of John Gilpin” (1782) about a 'real-life character’ whose exploits inspired many artists. The poem tells how Gilpin and his wife and children became separated during a journey to the Bell Inn, Edmonton. The details in this print show the event in action, with Gilpin's wife and children waving to him from the veranda of the Bell Inn as he gallops by.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. Some minor smudging in margins.
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