The Night Constable.
G. M. Woodward Delin. R. Cooper Sculp.
Publish'd as the Act directs July. 10. 1785. by G.M.Woodward No.28 Carey Street. Lincolns Inn London.
Hand coloured stipple with etching, very scarce. Sheet size: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed inside plate. Light spotting in areas.
A scene within the interior of a watch-house. A watchman stands facing an elderly constable who sits frowning in his arm chair. He holds out a broken lantern and points to a thin, fashionably dressed, and apparently drunken man who stands beside him with closed eyes, holding a large stick in his left hand. Next to the constable is a clerk writing at a desk. The room is lit by a lantern slung from the roof. A map on the wall apparently represents the roads of the parish and the beats of the watchmen.
BM: 6879.
[Ref: 36740] £360.00
Publish'd as the Act directs July. 10. 1785. by G.M.Woodward No.28 Carey Street. Lincolns Inn London.
Hand coloured stipple with etching, very scarce. Sheet size: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11"). Trimmed inside plate. Light spotting in areas.
A scene within the interior of a watch-house. A watchman stands facing an elderly constable who sits frowning in his arm chair. He holds out a broken lantern and points to a thin, fashionably dressed, and apparently drunken man who stands beside him with closed eyes, holding a large stick in his left hand. Next to the constable is a clerk writing at a desk. The room is lit by a lantern slung from the roof. A map on the wall apparently represents the roads of the parish and the beats of the watchmen.
BM: 6879.
[Ref: 36740] £360.00