The Constable of the Night

1783

William Dickinson

Artist, British, 1746 - 1823

Egbert van Heemskerck

Artist After, Dutch, 1634/35 - 1704

William Dickinson after Egbert van Heemskerck

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.4 x 35 cm (12 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 x 35 cm (12 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.8.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein (on old mount). (Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Hemskerk Pinx; lower center in plate: The CONSTABLE of the NIGHT; lower right in plate: W. Dickinson Fecit / Pubd. according to the Act of Parlt. March 10, 1783; by later hand in graphite on mount: extensive notes in German

Wikidata ID

Q76359932


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