Studies of snails
Watercolour
late 19th century
late 19th century
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Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). She made numerous studies of animals from life and her keen eye for observation is reflected in her book illustrations. This undated sheet includes nine closely observed studies of snails.
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.
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
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| Title | Studies of snails (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Nine pencil and watercolour drawings of snails on a single undated sheet drawn by Beatrix Potter, probably late 19th century; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.348. |
| Physical description | A sheet with nine individual studies of snails, one a pencil outline only and the others in watercolour over pencil. Some of the snail shells are richly coloured in reddish browns, while the molluscs themselves are greyish in colouring. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter. 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. |
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| Summary | Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). She made numerous studies of animals from life and her keen eye for observation is reflected in her book illustrations. This undated sheet includes nine closely observed studies of snails. 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.38; no.348
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.38; no.348 |
| Other number | LB.348 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.404(a) |
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| Record created | March 11, 2015 |
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