John Gilpin is a draper, best known for The Elbow.
Quick Facts About John Gilpin
Profession
Draper
Notable works
The Elbow
About John Gilpin
John Gilpin was featured as the subject in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper, entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin. Cowper had heard the story from his friend Lady Austen.
