Title

John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). Creator: Randolph Caldecott.

Caption

John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, (c1918). John Gilpin, with wine bottles attached to his belt, clings on as his horse tears down the road chased by dogs and scattering geese. The turnpike-man, thinking it's a race, has opened the gate. John Gilpin was the subject of a comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper entitled "The Diverting History of John Gilpin". The ballad, based on real-life character, describes how, on a journey to Edmonton (north in London), Gilpin, a draper, became separated from his wife and children after losing control of his horse, and ended up in the town of Ware, ten miles away from his intended destination. From "The Diverting History of John Gilpin", by William Cowper. [Frederick Warne and Co., London & New York, c1918]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1918

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D55_142

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,8Mb (3,6Mb) / 20,6in x 11,1in / 6180 x 3328 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal countryside England people male man men animals horses horse riding rider geese goose bird birds country dog dogs guy British English color humour chasing panic galloping frightened village entrance gate location century Britain alarm scared afraid concept frightening out of control metaphor Alarmed Colour frighten turnpike 18th century 1910s 20th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector John Gilpin William Randolph Caldecott William Cowper Cowper Caldecott Randolph William Cowper