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Drawing

09/1884 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Bush Hall (drawn)

Drawing of roof with bell tower and doves, one in flight and two perched on the roof, open dormer window and chimney behind.


Object details

Categories
Architecture
Drawings
Tourism & Travel
Woman Artist
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Black chalk over pencil on paper
Black Chalk
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing of bell tower at Bush Hall in black chalk over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Hertfordshire, 1884, Linder Collection object no. LC.2.B.3, catalogue no. 3.6
Physical description
Drawing of roof with bell tower and doves, one in flight and two perched on the roof, open dormer window and chimney behind.
Dimensions
  • Height: 296mm
  • Width: 222mm
Size of paper.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Sep. 84' (By artist in bottom right.)
Credit line
Given by the Linder Collection
Object history
Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust.
Subjects depicted
Doves
Roof
Dormer Windows
Bell Towers
Place depicted
Bush Hall
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint). p.18, cat no. 3.56 Catalogue reference.
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.15-1994 - Previous loan number
  • 3.6 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 2/B/3

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Record createdApril 22, 2013
Record URL
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