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Engraving of a night street with a bonfire, an overturned coach, a lantern-carrying figure, and people at windows and doorways beneath hanging signs.

A scene of destruction with an overturned coach, screaming people and a bonfire; representing night. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

An engraved night street scene shows a lantern-carrying watchman in a cloak at center, with a bonfire burning among scattered debris and an overturned wheeled carriage behind. Figures crowd the lit doorway and windows at left, and a hooded man stands at right beneath hanging signs.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
February the 1st 1798
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3127 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Noche: escena callejera con carruaje volcado y fogata

Un grabado nocturno muestra en el centro a un vigilante con capa que sostiene un farol, junto a una fogata entre restos dispersos y un carruaje de ruedas volcado detrás. A la izquierda, figuras se asoman a una puerta iluminada y a ventanas; a la derecha, un hombre encapuchado aparece bajo letreros colgantes.

Português: Noite: cena de rua com carruagem tombada e fogueira

Uma gravura noturna mostra, no centro, um vigia de capa segurando uma lanterna, ao lado de uma fogueira entre destroços espalhados e uma carruagem de rodas tombada ao fundo. À esquerda, figuras aparecem em uma porta iluminada e em janelas; à direita, um homem encapuzado surge sob letreiros pendurados.

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