Leaf 11. Poems, explaining the seven cartons painted by Raphael Urbin.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Gilpin gallops towards a toll-gate (left) which a man runs to open. Beside the gate is a turnstile for foot-passengers."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
And still as fast as he drew near, 'twas wonderful to view ...
Description:
Title etched above image., Four lines of verse below image: And still as fast as he drew near, 'twas wonderful to view, how, in a trice, the turnpike-men their gates wide open threw., Second plate in a series of six, each with a plate number in the upper right and verses at bottom. All plates have the same publication line and date; plate 1 has the longer title "Six prints, from the renowned History of John Gilpin" as well as "Book 110" etched in upper left corner. See British Museum catalgoue., Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner., and Bound in as leaf 11 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Fowler, J. Poems, explaining the seven cartons painted by Raphael Urbin. [London?], [1707?].
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Toll roads, Gates, and Gatehouses
Title from item., Date derived from founding of asylum., Place of publication from item., Above image: Virginia., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hospitals, U.S.A.
Publisher:
Published by Charles Magnus & Co. 12 Frankfort St. N.Y.
Subject (Name):
Western Lunatic Asylum (Va.).
Subject (Topic):
Psychiatric hospitals, Hospitals, Mental institutions, Fences, and Gatehouses
Title devised by curator., Questionable attribution to Henry Keene (1726-1776), architect and surveyor., and For further information, consult library staff.