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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/2/1 |
| Title | [The Night Constable] |
| Date | [10 Jul 1785] |
| Description | Circular design. An interior scene. On the left stands a fierce-looking night watchman holding a stick in one hand and a broken lantern in the other. To the right of him is a young, fashionably dressed, man also holding a long stick. They are addressing a constable seated in an armchair on the right. He is elderly, wearing glasses, and leans forward, his hands on his knees. A dog sleeps on the floor by the side of his chair. Between them a clerk sits at a desk writing in a large book with a quill. A map is pinned to the wall above the clerk's head, and a fire burns in the grate behind the constable. |
| Extent | 2 prints |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809) |
| Engraver: Cooper, R |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | Both prints have been cropped.
A copy in the British Museum (BM Sat 6879) has the imprint: 'Publish'd as the Act directs July.10. 1785 by G. M. Woodward No 28 Carey Street Lincolns Inn London.'
It has also has a short verse printed under the design.
According to BM Sat, the scene takes place in a watchhouse and the map on the wall is of the parish, with the watchman's route. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 6879 |