Esthwaite Water and snow-covered hills
Watercolour
December 1913 (drawn)
December 1913 (drawn)
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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.
Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows the view across Esthwaite Water (the lake by which Hill Top is situated) on a snowy December day in 1913.
Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows the view across Esthwaite Water (the lake by which Hill Top is situated) on a snowy December day in 1913.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Esthwaite Water and snow-covered hills (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour over pencil drawing of a view across Esthwaite Water towards snow-covered hills by Beatrix Potter, drawn December 1913; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.538 |
| Physical description | A watercolour landscape loosely drawn, with traces of pencil under-drawing. The upper third of the sheet shows the snow-covered hills on the far side of Esthwaite Water, while the bottom two thirds show the lake, with trees in the foreground. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Esthwaite Water Dec 1913 H. B. Potter' (inscribed by the artist on a brown paper mount, now removed) |
| 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 December 1913. 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. Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows the view across Esthwaite Water (the lake by which Hill Top is situated) on a snowy December day in 1913. |
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| Other number | LB.538 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.340 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2015 |
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