Interior of the potting-shed at Bedwell Lodge, Hertfordshire
Drawing
08/1891 (made)
08/1891 (made)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three Original Peter Rabbit Books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
As well as an accomplished story-teller, Beatrix Potter was also a keen nature artist. Her menagerie of pets included rabbits, frogs, squirrels, mice and hedgehogs. When illustrating her tales she would always sketch her fictional characters from live models and often depicted real places in the backgrounds.
During the summer of 1891, the Potter family visited Bedwell Lodge, Hertfordshire. Beatrix Potter produced several sketches of the potting-shed which later was to inspire her illustration of Mr. McGregor's tool-shed in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. In the story, Peter Rabbit runs into the tool-shed to escape from Mr. McGregor and hides inside a watering-can.
As well as an accomplished story-teller, Beatrix Potter was also a keen nature artist. Her menagerie of pets included rabbits, frogs, squirrels, mice and hedgehogs. When illustrating her tales she would always sketch her fictional characters from live models and often depicted real places in the backgrounds.
During the summer of 1891, the Potter family visited Bedwell Lodge, Hertfordshire. Beatrix Potter produced several sketches of the potting-shed which later was to inspire her illustration of Mr. McGregor's tool-shed in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. In the story, Peter Rabbit runs into the tool-shed to escape from Mr. McGregor and hides inside a watering-can.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Crayon on paper |
| Brief Description | Drawing; interior of the potting-shed at Bedwell Lodge, Hertfordshire by Beatrix Potter, 1891; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.492. |
| Physical Description | Crayon drawing on paper of the interior of a potting-shed with a watering-can on the left and gardening tools, including a fork, rake and broom, on the right. The door of the potting-shed is open. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter at Bedwell Lodge in August 1891. Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) as part of the Linder Bequest in 1973. |
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| Literary Reference | The potting-shed depicted in this illustration inspired Beatrix Potter’s illustration of Mr. McGregor’s tool-shed in The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902). |
| Summary | Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three Original Peter Rabbit Books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale. As well as an accomplished story-teller, Beatrix Potter was also a keen nature artist. Her menagerie of pets included rabbits, frogs, squirrels, mice and hedgehogs. When illustrating her tales she would always sketch her fictional characters from live models and often depicted real places in the backgrounds. During the summer of 1891, the Potter family visited Bedwell Lodge, Hertfordshire. Beatrix Potter produced several sketches of the potting-shed which later was to inspire her illustration of Mr. McGregor's tool-shed in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. In the story, Peter Rabbit runs into the tool-shed to escape from Mr. McGregor and hides inside a watering-can. |
| Associated Object | BP.431 (Object) |
| Bibliographic Reference | 'Hobbs and Whalley, Beatrix Potter : the V&A Collection, London, 1985'Brief catalogue entry, no. 492. |
| Other Number | LB.492 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library Number | BP.279 |
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| record created | September 13, 2006 |
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