Night Watchman, Calendar Illustration

An engraved night watchman stands in a dark street holding a long halberd upright, a sword at his hip, wearing a long coat and hat. Lanterns hang from tall buildings on both sides, and a German verse caption sits beneath the scene in a plain border.

Artist

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Date

1779

Medium

Line and stipple engraving with etching on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

779 × 1280 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum