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Hillside under snow

Watercolour
4/03/1909
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study of a hillside under snow is dated 4 March 1909, when Potter was staying at Hill Top in Near Sawrey. A number of other studies of the snowy Lakeland landscape dating from this stay are also in the Linder Bequest. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'.

Beatrix Potter 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.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHillside under snow (published title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Watercolour and pencil study of a Lake District hillside under snow, made in 1909.
Physical description
A drawing of a hillside under snow, completed in watercolour wash over pencil on paper. The snowy fields dominate the portrait format composition, with only the top quarter reserved for sky. The snowy hillside is broken up by stone walls and sparse winter trees, with sheep in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 25.5cm
  • Sheet width: 18cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'March 4. 09' (Inscribed lower right in pencil by the artist.)
  • 'Sawrey' (Inscribed on folder by Leslie Linder; this was a previous folder that is not now used.)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter in the Lake District in March 1909. 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
Places depicted
Summary
Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study of a hillside under snow is dated 4 March 1909, when Potter was staying at Hill Top in Near Sawrey. A number of other studies of the snowy Lakeland landscape dating from this stay are also in the Linder Bequest. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'.

Beatrix Potter 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.

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.69; no.678 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.69; no.678
Other number
LB.678 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.965(iv)

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2015
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