The reforming constable [graphic].

2026-04-26T16:17:29-04:00

[5 March 1772]

Call Number:

Folio 724 776D

Collection Title:

Leaf 42. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

An obese constable, leaning heavily against stocks set on the ground and holding his staff in his right hand, is reaching for a bottle in his left coat pocket. His unfocused gaze betrays his drunk condition. On a column to his right is pasted a placar...

Description:

Title etched below image.

Publisher:

Pubd. by MDarly, Strand, March 5th, 1772, accorg. to act

Subject (Topic):

Intoxication, Bottles, Signs (Notices), Staffs (Sticks), Stocks (Punishment), Dogs, and Urination

Found in:

Lewis Walpole Library > The reforming constable [graphic].