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Lithograph

04/1896 (produced)
Artist/Maker
West, Newman & Co. (printer)
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Lithograph of small depictions of miscellaneous subjects. Top (l-r): section of fungus in outline above magnified fly's leg, Privet hawk moth (dorsal view of adult) with caterpillar on leaf below, Westerwald salt-glazed stoneware pot (ca.late 19th century). Bottom (l-r): pupa of privet hawk moth and magnified wing-scales, head of young male eland (Taurotragus oryx), two outline studies of recumbent rabbits (below and to either side of eland's head), three outline studies of fungi, including two sections.


Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Prints
Animals and Wildlife
Woman Artist
Object type
lithograph
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Lithography
Brief description
Lithograph, trial plate: miscellaneous subjects, lithography, designed by Beatrix Potter and printed by West, Newman & Co., London, 1896, Linder Collection object no. LC.17.A.2, catalogue no. 3.78
Physical description
Lithograph of small depictions of miscellaneous subjects. Top (l-r): section of fungus in outline above magnified fly's leg, Privet hawk moth (dorsal view of adult) with caterpillar on leaf below, Westerwald salt-glazed stoneware pot (ca.late 19th century). Bottom (l-r): pupa of privet hawk moth and magnified wing-scales, head of young male eland (Taurotragus oryx), two outline studies of recumbent rabbits (below and to either side of eland's head), three outline studies of fungi, including two sections.
Dimensions
  • Height: 222mm
  • Width: 286mm
Size of paper.
Production typesmall batch
Marks and inscriptions
'H B P April 96' ['9' is reversed] (Signed and inscribed in pencil near bottom left.)
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
Moth
Caterpillar
Jug
Fungus
Eland
Microscopic Study
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.29, cat. no.3.78
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.145-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 3.78 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 17/A/2

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Record createdJune 25, 2013
Record URL
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