Stop the Thief

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A group of men on horseback is rushing past a crossroad, chasing a man riding a bolting horse

"Stop thief! stop thief! a highwayman!"
Not one of them was mute;
And all and each that passed that way
Did join in the pursuit.

(P. 76-77.)

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Evans, Edmund
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Library of Congress

Book

Title:: The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Glasgow, London, New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887
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A group of men on horseback is seen rushing past a crossroad in their boisterous chase after a man riding a bolting horse, whom they mistake for a highwayman.

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