<i>Title:</i> The  way to keep him, or the female flagellants attacking the platonic hero at the Richmond Theatre
<p><i>Abstract:</i> Print shows a smiling man, "platonic love", on one knee as three women beat him with whips made of bulrushes(?); on the wall in the background are two portraits, "The Maid of Drury" and "The Maid of the Oaks." Caption beneath the title reads: "The more you whip a spaniel the fonder he grows."
<i>Physical description:</i> 1 print : etching ; 19.7 x 27 cm. (plate)
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<i>Notes:</i> Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).; designed by Whim ; exectued by Satire.; Attributed to William Dent.; Portion of watermark at top center of paper.; Title from item.
British Cartoon Prints Collection
before 1787 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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