A Trainband Captain

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A man wearing a hat stands in front of three others; a tree and a cannon can be seen in the background

John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown
A trainband captain eke was he
Of famous London town.

Artist

Name:: Seaver, Robert

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Woodcut
Engraver:: Seaver, Robert
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The diverting history of John Gilpin
Author:: Cowper, William
Publisher:: Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1906
Open Library:: View record

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A man in a hat stands prominently in the foreground holding a sword, positioned before three other figures. In the background, a tree rises behind them, with a cannon visible on the far left.

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