This wonderful thread by the Museum of English Rural Life went viral and you won’t be disappointed
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Here it is possessed. pic.twitter.com/IgD3KXVJl5
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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Here it is chasing a rabbit with a friend. pic.twitter.com/45b34mQWiE
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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This dog has seen some shit. pic.twitter.com/9bhpIY3baH
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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Richard also starts incorporating his doodles into his mathematics, with beautiful ships, lighthouses, street scenes and trees. pic.twitter.com/hPqVJFPqTu
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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But there’s one thing we didn’t expect to see.
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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Richard put an 18th century chicken in some trousers. pic.twitter.com/L57TGCSU16
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
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Richard Beale is just one of many doodlers throughout history, but it’s through these drawings that people from the past are brought to life and made flesh and blood.
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— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 6, 2018
And this is what people made of it.
This thread is truly wonderful. https://t.co/kSfKMiAz3r
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 7, 2018
This thread is delightful moment of respite from the neverending suck. https://t.co/hYtJq4McA2
— Mx. Amadi (@amaditalks) October 6, 2018
You will read no better thread today. https://t.co/y0gYNb6XbA
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) October 7, 2018