John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilpin glances longingly up towards his wife and children waiting for him in the inn. Two men sit on a bench outside the pub and observe the commotion; another man leans on a trestle table. A lamp hangs above the tavern entrance
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: William Cowper's ballad, John Gilpin, in The wit's magazine, 1784, v. 1, p. 271-3., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
John Gilpin galloping through Edmonton, north London, on an out of control horse, passing the Bell Inn, his intended destination; his hat and wig have flown off behind him; a dog and pig scamper out of the way of the charging horse; as he passes, Gilpin glances longingly up towards his wife and children waiting for him in the inn. Two men sit on a bench outside the pub and observe the commotion; another man leans on a trestle table. A lamp hangs above the tavern entrance
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: William Cowper's ballad, John Gilpin, in The wit's magazine, 1784, v. 1, p. 271-3., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching and engraving with stipple on laid paper ; sheet 22 x 25 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom edges.
Interior view of an English tavern, with two men dining at a table in the left foreground (their dogs beside them looking up at the food) and another man reading a newspaper at a table to the right. A fourth man stands in the right background, his back to the viewer, looking out a window. A waiter carries a plate of food from the left
Description:
Title etched below image. and "Originally issued by Martinet in 1806, this example has an additional Basset imprint and is thus a later impression."--Dealer's description.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, et presentement chez Basset Md. d'Estampes et fabricant de papiers, peints, rue St. Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins, No. 64
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Taverns (Inns), Eating & drinking, Dogs, Newspapers, and Waiters
A dandified young man carrying muff and walking stick is met by a portly older bewigged gentleman (possibly his father or an innkeeper) before an inn. The young man is followed by 3 porters carrying baggage, including 2 sailors the last carrying 2 pistols. The inn's signboard depicting a tree with a face in it, is inscribed below with the name Bullock. In the courtyard behind a man is visible having emerged from a sedan chair
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., State with title almost removed from plate., Artist's initials and imprint from photocopy of later state., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Campione
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Sedan chairs, Travel, Dandies, Clothing & dress, and Taverns (Inns)
Title etched on image., Date portion of imprint emphasized in contemporary ms. hand., Printseller's announcement following imprint: Where prints and drawings are lent out on the plan of a library., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark: J Whatman.
Publisher:
Pub. July 10, 1803 by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly, corner of Sachville St.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Boys, City & town life, Dogs, Fighting, Gambling, Intoxication, Pickpockets, Poor persons, Seduction, Street vendors, Taverns (Inns), and Urination
Watercolor depicting a group of four men sitting around a table containing several empty and spilled pewter tankards responding with shock, distress, and sadness to one of their number reading aloud from their local newspaper
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Cf. Lewis Walpole Library Drawings Un58 no. 59 for a watercolor, probably from the same artist, that continues the 'news' theme.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Newspapers, Sadness, Distress, Taverns (Inns), Drinking vessels, and Tobacco pipes
A watercolor depicting a group of five men in a pub or alehouse, four of whom are sitting at a table on high back benches; each has a tankard in front of him. They laugh in response to one of their number reading from a newspaper "County Chronicle."
Description:
Title devised by curator., Date from unverified data from local card catalog record., and Cf. Lewis Walpole Library Drawings Un58 no. 60 for a watercolor, probably from the same artist, that continues the 'news' theme.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Newspapers, Laughter, Smiling, Taverns (Inns), and Drinking vessels
