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Illustration to William Cowper's Poem "The Diverting History of John Gilpin": The Calenderer of Ware Offers John Gilpin His Hat and Periwig

John Whetten Ehninger

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a man falling off a horse. The man has a large belly and is wearing 18th-century clothing. He is falling onto his side. The horse is facing right. A man to the left is holding the horse's bridle. A dog is lying down on the left. A woman and child are standing to the right of the horse. A man and woman are standing on the far right. In the background, there are trees and a wooden fence on the left and a building on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
1857
Medium
Graphite and gray ink on Bristol board
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 432 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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