The Night Mayor_or Magistratical Vigilance.
Pub.d Nov.r 9.th 1816 by Thos. Tegg 111 Cheapside.
Hand-coloured etching. Watermark 1816. Plate: 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
A satirical scene set in a cellar, the Mayor, Sir Matthew Wood, followed by two constables descend the stairs to the alarm of many of the occupants of the room. A watchman, who hasn't noticed the constables lifts his glass of gin in a toast.
BM Satire 12816.
[Ref: 46612] £280.00
Hand-coloured etching. Watermark 1816. Plate: 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
A satirical scene set in a cellar, the Mayor, Sir Matthew Wood, followed by two constables descend the stairs to the alarm of many of the occupants of the room. A watchman, who hasn't noticed the constables lifts his glass of gin in a toast.
BM Satire 12816.
[Ref: 46612] £280.00