King William IV as Gilpin rides a horse past the inn at Edmonton followed by two men on galloping horses. Lithograph, 1831.
- Date:
- May 13 1831
- Reference:
- 643107i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
William has lost his stirrups and his crown as he rides over geese wearing coronets. He rides past an inn named after John Bull who stands in the doorway as a turnpike keeper. The two men who follow are Hume and O'Connell. Behind a barrier stand the Radical members for Westminster. Satire on the aftermath of William IV's dramatic dissolution of parliament on 22 April 1831
Publication/Creation
[London](26 Haymarket) : Thomas Maclean, May 13 1831 ([London] (Leicester Square) : printed by C. Motte)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph ; image and border 25.9 x 39 cm
Lettering
John Gilpin!!! Away went Gilpin neck or naught, Away went hat & wig. He little dream'd when he set out, of running such a rig
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. xi, London 1954, no. 16679
Reference
Wellcome Collection 643107i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores