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Study of light and shade from nature

Drawing
05/09/1894 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Lennel (drawn)

Drawing in pencil of a view of a long internal passageway. In foreground a chest of drawers and two pictures on the wall are partly visible to left hand side, to the right is a closed door and the beginnings of stair banister. Half way down the passageway is an open door to the left through which light pours into the corridor. Door is open at the end of the corridor through which a long case clock is visible.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Interiors
Scotland
Woman Artist
Tourism & Travel
Object type
drawing
TitleStudy of light and shade from nature (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawn
Brief description
Drawing of a landing and corridor, pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Lennel, Berwickshire, probably 1894, Linder Collection object no. LC.12.A.6, catalogue no. 3.37
Physical description
Drawing in pencil of a view of a long internal passageway. In foreground a chest of drawers and two pictures on the wall are partly visible to left hand side, to the right is a closed door and the beginnings of stair banister. Half way down the passageway is an open door to the left through which light pours into the corridor. Door is open at the end of the corridor through which a long case clock is visible.
Dimensions
  • Height: 153mm
  • Width: 95mm
Size of paper (although irregular).
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Sep 5'
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
Tall Case Clock
Corridor
Doors
Chest of Drawers
Place depicted
Lennel
Associated object
LC.12/A/5
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.22, cat. no. 3.37
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.92-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 3.37 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 12/A/6

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Record createdMay 31, 2013
Record URL
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