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Watercolour

ca.1883 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawings of foxgloves (recto) and campanula latifolia (giant bellflower) (verso)


Object details

Categories
Watercolours
Botanical Art
Gardens & Gardening
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Bodycolour
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting
Brief description
Drawings of foxgloves (recto) and campanula latifolia (giant bellflower) (verso), watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, ca.1883, Linder Collection object no. LC.4.B.3, catalogue no. 1.4
Physical description
Drawings of foxgloves (recto) and campanula latifolia (giant bellflower) (verso)
Dimensions
  • Height: 355mm
  • Width: 254mm
Size of paper (though irregular).
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'[]IAN 1880 [B or R?]' (Watermark)
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
Botanical Illustration
Natural History
Flowers
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.7, cat. no 1.4
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.31-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 1.4 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 4/B/3

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2013
Record URL
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