Study of a stream with boulders
Watercolour
early 20th century (made)
early 20th century (made)
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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.
The location of this vivid study of a stream among lush vegetation is unidentified but it is likely to have been made during one of Beatrix Potter’s long holidays with her parents. It is possible that it is a Lake District view; Beatrix Potter’s family holidayed in the Lake District regularly from 1885 and in 1905 she cemented her connection to the area by purchasing Hill Top. However, it was not until her marriage to Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently.
Some of Potter’s well-known ‘little books’ are inspired by the Lakeland landscape. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle (Frederick Warne & Co., 1905) is set in the Newlands valley and includes an illustration of a mountain stream. Although the view shown is different to this one, this type of landscape study underpinned the landscape backdrops seen in her illustrative work. A drawing that may be related to this one is also in the Linder Bequest (V&A object number BP.1129(ii)).
The location of this vivid study of a stream among lush vegetation is unidentified but it is likely to have been made during one of Beatrix Potter’s long holidays with her parents. It is possible that it is a Lake District view; Beatrix Potter’s family holidayed in the Lake District regularly from 1885 and in 1905 she cemented her connection to the area by purchasing Hill Top. However, it was not until her marriage to Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently.
Some of Potter’s well-known ‘little books’ are inspired by the Lakeland landscape. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle (Frederick Warne & Co., 1905) is set in the Newlands valley and includes an illustration of a mountain stream. Although the view shown is different to this one, this type of landscape study underpinned the landscape backdrops seen in her illustrative work. A drawing that may be related to this one is also in the Linder Bequest (V&A object number BP.1129(ii)).
Object details
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| Title | Study of a stream with boulders (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour wash and pen and ink over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour and pen and ink over pencil study of a stream with boulders drawn by Beatrix Potter, early 20th century; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.649. |
| Physical description | A close-up view of a stream among lush vegetation, with boulders in the upper left and right. |
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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 | Drawn by Beatrix Potter, possibly in the Lake District in the early 20th century. 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. The location of this vivid study of a stream among lush vegetation is unidentified but it is likely to have been made during one of Beatrix Potter’s long holidays with her parents. It is possible that it is a Lake District view; Beatrix Potter’s family holidayed in the Lake District regularly from 1885 and in 1905 she cemented her connection to the area by purchasing Hill Top. However, it was not until her marriage to Lakeland solicitor William Heelis in 1913 that she settled there permanently. Some of Potter’s well-known ‘little books’ are inspired by the Lakeland landscape. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle (Frederick Warne & Co., 1905) is set in the Newlands valley and includes an illustration of a mountain stream. Although the view shown is different to this one, this type of landscape study underpinned the landscape backdrops seen in her illustrative work. A drawing that may be related to this one is also in the Linder Bequest (V&A object number BP.1129(ii)). |
| 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.67; no.649
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.67; no.649 |
| Other number | LB.649 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.979 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2016 |
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