Sketches of marsh helleborine
Watercolour
ca. 1890s (made), (made)
ca. 1890s (made), (made)
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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 a young woman Beatrix Potter made many studies of flowers from nature. These drawings of Marsh Helleborine, an orchid found in wetland areas, were made at Derwentwater, the lake next to which Keswick is situated. The Potters began holidaying in the Lake District in 1882, after which they enjoyed regular summer stays in the area, sometimes based near Keswick. This flower study probably dates from one of these stays. Beatrix Potter purchased her first Lakeland property, Hill Top, in 1905.
As a young woman Beatrix Potter made many studies of flowers from nature. These drawings of Marsh Helleborine, an orchid found in wetland areas, were made at Derwentwater, the lake next to which Keswick is situated. The Potters began holidaying in the Lake District in 1882, after which they enjoyed regular summer stays in the area, sometimes based near Keswick. This flower study probably dates from one of these stays. Beatrix Potter purchased her first Lakeland property, Hill Top, in 1905.
Object details
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| Title | Sketches of marsh helleborine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil, watercolour and gouache on card |
| Brief description | Pencil and watercolour with gouache drawing; sketches of marsh helleborine, drawn by Beatrix Potter at Derwentwater, perhaps in the 1890s; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.227 |
| Physical description | Various sketches of marsh helleborine on portrait format card; on the left a pencil study of the plant; a watercolour and gouache study of the flowers upper right; two pencil studies of flower heads centre right; watercolour study of leaves and stems lower right. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Marsh Helleborine. Derwentwater.' (inscribed in pencil by the artist, upper verso) |
| 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 Derwentwater, perhaps in the 1890s. 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 | 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 a young woman Beatrix Potter made many studies of flowers from nature. These drawings of Marsh Helleborine, an orchid found in wetland areas, were made at Derwentwater, the lake next to which Keswick is situated. The Potters began holidaying in the Lake District in 1882, after which they enjoyed regular summer stays in the area, sometimes based near Keswick. This flower study probably dates from one of these stays. Beatrix Potter purchased her first Lakeland property, Hill Top, in 1905. |
| 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.29; no.227
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.29; no.227 |
| Other number | LB.227 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.356 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2015 |
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