H Beard Print Collection
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
29
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 29 by Folly, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print from 1784 shows an odd little scene. Two women sit under green boxes while a man named Lord Doodle looks on. It’s a colored etching meant to make you smile. The title calls them “Platonic Lovers,” but the joke feels more cheeky than deep. Printed in London, it pokes fun at society’s rules. Next look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A coloured etched print titled *The Platonic Lovers* depicts a scene in a green box at a theatre, featuring Lord Doodle and Miss Tittup seated together while her mother observes from a short distance. Published by J. Cattermoul on 29 March 1784, the work belongs to the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Folly made prints in late 18th-century London. One of their known images is H Beard Print Collection (29th March 1784), a satirical print showing public life in the city. The scene captures street crowds and shop signs…
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