TITLE: The way to keep him, or the female flagellants attacking the platonic hero at the Richmond Theatre / designed by Whim ; exectued by Satire. CALL NUMBER: PC 3 - 1787--Way to keep him ... (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-132981 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: 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." MEDIUM: 1 print : etching ; 19.7 x 27 cm. (plate) CREATED/PUBLISHED: [London] : Pub'd for the proprietor ..., by W. Dickie, No. 195 Strand, 1787 April 20th. NOTES: Title from item. Attributed to William Dent. Portion of watermark at top center of paper. DLC Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Whipping--1780-1790. Relations between the sexes--England--1780-1790. FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings British 1780-1790. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c32981 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c32981 CONTROL #: 2003674089
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