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Drawing

6/9/1894 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing in pencil of a rowing boat at the edge of the shore. Key outline only with the shoreline loosely defined in pebbles and some indication of the water.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing of a rowing boat on the shore, pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Dalguise, 1879, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.80
Physical description
Drawing in pencil of a rowing boat at the edge of the shore. Key outline only with the shoreline loosely defined in pebbles and some indication of the water.
Dimensions
  • Height: 175mm
  • Width: 255mm (Note: Size of paper.)
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Sept. 6th 1879/ Dalguise' (Bottom left by artist in pencil.)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter at Dalguise, September 6th 1879. Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. p.16, cat. no. LB.80
Other number
LB.80 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.894

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2014
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