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View along a lane bordered by a wall and trees, with rabbits and a boy crying

Drawing
late 19th century - early 20th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker

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.

Within this drawing the quite highly finished pen and ink areas, showing a lane bordered by a wall, with trees in the right, are in contrast to the rough pencil sketches of rabbits and a boy crying. Another, less finished, version of the composition is also in the Linder Bequest (see object number BP.1033(b)).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleView along a lane bordered by a wall and trees, with rabbits and a boy crying (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Brief description
Pen and ink and pencil study of a view along a lane bordered by a wall and trees, with rabbits and a boy crying, drawn by Beatrix Potter; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.588.
Physical description
Pen and ink and pencil study of a view along a lane bordered by a wall and trees, with rabbits and a boy crying.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 226mm
  • Sheet width: 293mm
Style
Production typeUnique
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.
Subjects depicted
Summary
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.

Within this drawing the quite highly finished pen and ink areas, showing a lane bordered by a wall, with trees in the right, are in contrast to the rough pencil sketches of rabbits and a boy crying. Another, less finished, version of the composition is also in the Linder Bequest (see object number BP.1033(b)).
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.62; no.588 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.62; no.588
Other number
LB.588 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.1033(a)

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2015
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