View of mountains including the Langdale Pikes
Watercolour
ca. 1904-1913 (made)
ca. 1904-1913 (made)
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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.
Before her marriage at the age of 47, Beatrix Potter accompanied her parents on extended summer holidays. The Lake District was a favourite location for the Potters, and it became a source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter’s ‘little books’ as well as a favourite place to spend the summer. Her purchase of Hill Top farm by Esthwaite Water in 1905 cemented her relationship to the area and the village of Near Sawrey, which she moved to permanently following her marriage in 1913. This watercolour study shows a view over an expanse of water to distant hills. The mountains at the far right of the composition are recognisable as the distinctive Langdale Pikes, probably seen from Windermere.
Before her marriage at the age of 47, Beatrix Potter accompanied her parents on extended summer holidays. The Lake District was a favourite location for the Potters, and it became a source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter’s ‘little books’ as well as a favourite place to spend the summer. Her purchase of Hill Top farm by Esthwaite Water in 1905 cemented her relationship to the area and the village of Near Sawrey, which she moved to permanently following her marriage in 1913. This watercolour study shows a view over an expanse of water to distant hills. The mountains at the far right of the composition are recognisable as the distinctive Langdale Pikes, probably seen from Windermere.
Object details
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| Title | View of mountains including the Langdale Pikes (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour over pencil study of Lake District mountains, including the Langdale Pikes, probably seen from Windermere, by Beatrix Potter, ca. 1905-1913; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.540. |
| Physical description | Watercolour over pencil landscape sketch of mountains - including the Langdale Pikes in the right of the composition - seen from across a lake beneath a cloudy, possibly stormy, sky. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| 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 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 at the age of 47, Beatrix Potter accompanied her parents on extended summer holidays. The Lake District was a favourite location for the Potters, and it became a source of inspiration for Beatrix Potter’s ‘little books’ as well as a favourite place to spend the summer. Her purchase of Hill Top farm by Esthwaite Water in 1905 cemented her relationship to the area and the village of Near Sawrey, which she moved to permanently following her marriage in 1913. This watercolour study shows a view over an expanse of water to distant hills. The mountains at the far right of the composition are recognisable as the distinctive Langdale Pikes, probably seen from Windermere. |
| 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.59; no.540
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.59; no.540 |
| Other number | LB.540 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.969 |
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| Record created | December 10, 2015 |
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