Snowy scenes: waterbutt in the snow; chickens in snow near doorway; chicken in snow
Watercolour
November 1910 (made)
November 1910 (made)
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Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'. This sheet of loose watercolour studies is dated November 1910, when Potter was staying at Hill Top in Near Sawrey; it seems to capture Potter’s immediate surroundings on the farm, including the chickens, in snow.
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 | Snowy scenes: waterbutt in the snow; chickens in snow near doorway; chicken in snow (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour over pencil drawings of snowy scenes, by Beatrix Potter, November 1910; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.684. |
| Physical description | A sheet of sketches in watercolour over pencil. A sketch of a waterbutt seen in the snow is in the upper left; a sketch of a chicken in snow is in the lower left; finally a larger drawing of a doorway with more chickens in snow is to the right. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| 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 Near Sawrey, November 1910. 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 | Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'. This sheet of loose watercolour studies is dated November 1910, when Potter was staying at Hill Top in Near Sawrey; it seems to capture Potter’s immediate surroundings on the farm, including the chickens, in snow. 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.69; no.684
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.69; no.684 |
| Other number | LB.684 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.963(ii) |
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| Record created | December 3, 2015 |
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