John Gilpin's hat and wig run down the road after him
John Gilpin's ride on the back of an out-of-control horse - his hat and wig run down the road after him - from a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper - here he loses his hat and wig
Picture No
11803280
Media ID
46721086
Size
3473px x 5751px
(3.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Woodcut by Robert Seaver from The Diverting History of John Gilpin, 1906
Date
18th century
