John Gilpin chased by Turnpike men
John Gilpin's ride on the back of an out-of-control horse - here he is chased by turnpike men who think he is a Highwayman! From a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper - here he loses his hat and wig
Picture No
11803281
Media ID
46721093
Size
3448px x 5826px
(3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Woodcut by Robert Seaver from The Diverting History of John Gilpin, 1906
Date
18th century
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