Jeremy Fisher receiving his friends outside his house.
Drawing
1906 (made)
1906 (made)
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This illustration shows the initial workings for a scene on the borders of Esthwaite Water where Sir Isaac Newton, a newt, and Mr. Alderman Ptolemy, a tortoise, arrive for dinner at Mr. Jeremy Fisher’s house. The sketch is very similar to the final illustration on p. 52 of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, but in this initial sketch the scene is shown from a more distant perspective.
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and pen and ink with touches of watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Pen and ink and pencil drawing by Beatrix Potter of Mr. Jeremy Fisher welcoming his two friends Sir Isaac Newton (a newt) and Alderman Ptolemy (a tortoise) to his house; study for an illustration to The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906); Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.849. |
| Physical description | A faintly drawn oval shape encases a pencil design with some elements of pen-and-ink and watercolour. A frog stands at the corner of a house which borders water with his arms open to greet two creatures approaching up a slight incline. The first is a newt with a walking stick and the second, more hazily sketched, is a tortoise. Faintly drawn trees behind and slightly more detailed and coloured land in foreground. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter in about 1906. Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family. |
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| Literary reference | The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher |
| Summary | This illustration shows the initial workings for a scene on the borders of Esthwaite Water where Sir Isaac Newton, a newt, and Mr. Alderman Ptolemy, a tortoise, arrive for dinner at Mr. Jeremy Fisher’s house. The sketch is very similar to the final illustration on p. 52 of The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, but in this initial sketch the scene is shown from a more distant perspective. Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Hobbs and Whalley, Beatrix Potter : the V&A Collection, London, 1985'
Brief catalogue entry, no. 849. |
| Other number | LB.849 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.1263XV |
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| Record created | October 28, 2011 |
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