A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 A mesmerising journey through the

A mesmerising journey through the ever-shifting landscape of the Thames Estuary

Custom House Quay was home to the Dutch company of William H Muller

Publisher: Penguin

Nevinson was influenced by the Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni's use of forceful lines and hard edges to convey ideas of conflict

A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 A mesmerising journey through theThe Night Watchman. A Watchman making the rounds. Watercolour drawing. A scruffy looking man yawns as he patrols the streets with a lantern and cudgel. In the background two burglars are brazenly going about their business in an illustration of the inefficiency of parish law enforcement during the 18th century.