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A game of cards
Potter, Beatrix, born 1866 - died 1943 - Enlarge image
A game of cards
- Object:
drawing
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (drawn)
- Date:
ca.1893 (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Potter, Beatrix, born 1866 - died 1943 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour and pen and ink over pencil
- Credit Line:
The Trustees of The Linder Collection
- Museum number:
LOAN:LINDER TRUST.183-1994
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Drawing in watercolour and pen and ink over pencil of three brown piebald mice playing cards around a square baize-topped table. Mouse on left of table deals blue-backed cards. Green upholstered wooden chairs. Tails trail underneath chairs.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (drawn)
Date
ca.1893 (drawn)
Artist/maker
Potter, Beatrix, born 1866 - died 1943 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour and pen and ink over pencil
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm, Width: 105 mm
Object history note
Drawn by Beatrix Potter ca.1893. 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 acquired on long-term loan by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1989 and remains the property of a charitable trust, The Linder Trust.
Descriptive line
Drawing, A game of cards, watercolour and pen and ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, ca.1893, Linder Collection object no. LC.20.A.4, catalogue no. 6.3
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
p.49, cat. no. 6.3
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter : catalogue of works on paper. London, 1999
Materials
Watercolour; Ink; Sepia ink; Pencil; Paper (fiber product)
Techniques
Drawn
Subjects depicted
Mouse; Cards; Baize; Table
Categories
Drawings; Paintings; Animals and Wildlife; Anthropomorphism; Games
Production Type
Unique
Collection
National Art Library
