Forest scene near Keswick
Drawing
late 19th-early 20th century (drawn)
late 19th-early 20th century (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.
Before her marriage in 1913, Beatrix Potter accompanied her family on extended summer holidays and she often took the opportunity to sketch the places she visited. From 1885 the family spent numerous summers staying near Keswick in the Lake District, where this pencil and grey wash study of woodland was made. Potter’s connection to the Lake District was cemented by her purchase of Hill Top in 1905, but it wasn’t until she married Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently.
Before her marriage in 1913, Beatrix Potter accompanied her family on extended summer holidays and she often took the opportunity to sketch the places she visited. From 1885 the family spent numerous summers staying near Keswick in the Lake District, where this pencil and grey wash study of woodland was made. Potter’s connection to the Lake District was cemented by her purchase of Hill Top in 1905, but it wasn’t until she married Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently.
Object details
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| Title | Forest scene near Keswick (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pencil and grey wash sketch of a forest scene near Keswick with a fence and a gate, drawn by Beatrix Potter, either late 19th or early 20th century; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.558. |
| Physical description | A pencil and wash drawing of a fence and gate leading into a woodland, with a large tree in the centre of the composition. Made on paper used in upright format. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Near Keswick / H B Potter.' (Inscribed by the artist in pencil on the verso.) |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | 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. Before her marriage in 1913, Beatrix Potter accompanied her family on extended summer holidays and she often took the opportunity to sketch the places she visited. From 1885 the family spent numerous summers staying near Keswick in the Lake District, where this pencil and grey wash study of woodland was made. Potter’s connection to the Lake District was cemented by her purchase of Hill Top in 1905, but it wasn’t until she married Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently. |
| 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.60; no.558
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.60; no.558. |
| Other number | LB.558 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.1044 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2015 |
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