A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 Publisher: Penguin

Publisher: Penguin

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

During the late 1920s and early 30s

What makes it particularly intriguing are all the people and incidents that are portrayed

A Watchman making the rounds 18th century HG2436/51 Publisher: PenguinThe 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.