Bolton gardens at dusk
Watercolour
Pre 1916
Pre 1916
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This is a view from 2 Bolton Gardens, Kensington, Beatrix Potter’s (1866-1943) self-proclaimed ‘unloved birthplace’ and permanent home until her marriage in 1913 and complete relocation to the Lake District. Little of her work uses the backdrop of her London home and it is one of the only locations associated with Potter that no longer exists today. The house was destroyed during the Blitz.
A simple use of a dark wash creates a hauntingly beautiful image Potter's view from the house of her formative years. The darker palette is one not so commonly associated with Potter.
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.
A simple use of a dark wash creates a hauntingly beautiful image Potter's view from the house of her formative years. The darker palette is one not so commonly associated with Potter.
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.
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| Materials and techniques | watercolour and pencil on watercolour paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, wash and pencil drawing of Bolton Gardens, Kensington, at dusk; by Beatrix Potter from 2 Bolton Gardens; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.431. |
| Physical description | Mainly purple/blue wash depicting a row of buildings, some with yellow light spilling out from the windows. Two thirds of the portrait format picture is sky with some clouds. Bare, thin trees are present in the foreground painted in purple, one takes a central position in the composition. A group of thin purple lines run across the top left hand corner. |
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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. 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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| Summary | This is a view from 2 Bolton Gardens, Kensington, Beatrix Potter’s (1866-1943) self-proclaimed ‘unloved birthplace’ and permanent home until her marriage in 1913 and complete relocation to the Lake District. Little of her work uses the backdrop of her London home and it is one of the only locations associated with Potter that no longer exists today. The house was destroyed during the Blitz. A simple use of a dark wash creates a hauntingly beautiful image Potter's view from the house of her formative years. The darker palette is one not so commonly associated with Potter. 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. 431. |
| Other number | LB.431 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.230 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2011 |
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