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The Constable of the Night   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print made by: William Dickinson

After: Egbert van Heemskerck I
After: George Morland
Published by: Laurie & Whittle
Title
The Constable of the Night
Description
English: Singerie satire on 'hireling constables'; a constable sitting holding his staff inside the watch-house, dimly lit with candles and lantern, passing light judgement, for a consideration, on a young gentleman and a woman with cat's heads brought before him by two members of the watch, the foremost of whom ushers forward the woman while a companion brings in the man; other watchmen, all with apes' heads, including one beside the fire behind to right, men and a woman with cat's heads visible through the door to left; after E Heemskerck II; state republished 1794. 1772
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Date 1772
date QS:P571,+1772-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 313 millimetres
Width: 350 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
2010,7081.3009
Notes

Pair to 'Midnight Magistrate' (2010,7081.3008)

The same basic composition was engraved as 'The Midnight Magistrate' by Elisha Kirkall, and also by others. See BM Satires 3275 and 5618, and 1880,0807.36.

States [recorded in the Lennox-Boyd database] (i) lettered 'Hemskirk Pinx. // W,, Dickinson Fecit. // Pub,,d according to Act of Parl,t March 10th,, 1772.' (ii) republished; lettered with the title and 'Hemskirk Pinx. // W. Dickinson Fecit. // London, Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, 12th. May, 1794'

(iii) republished, inscription erased and replaced with 'Engraved from the Original Picture by Hemskirk. // The Constable of the Night. // Published by S. Hollyer, 34, Penton Place, Ackermann & Co. Strand, and C. Tilt, Fleet Street.'
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_2010-7081-3009
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