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1904 (drawn)
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Drawing in sepia ink over pencil of a landscape with a bridge over a stream in the foreground. The bridge which develops into a fence in the foreground is flanked by trees and bushes on near bank. Farmhouse, field and rising hillside on far side with trees and bushes to the left. Lower part of drawing vignetted into oval form.
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Materials and techniques | Sepia ink over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of a landscape with a bridge over a stream: background study for The tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930), sepia ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, near Sidmouth, probably 1904, Linder Collection object no. LC.31.A.2, catalogue no. 4.41 |
Physical description | Drawing in sepia ink over pencil of a landscape with a bridge over a stream in the foreground. The bridge which develops into a fence in the foreground is flanked by trees and bushes on near bank. Farmhouse, field and rising hillside on far side with trees and bushes to the left. Lower part of drawing vignetted into oval form. |
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Production type | Unique |
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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. |
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Library number | LC 31/A/2 |
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Record created | September 3, 2013 |
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