Study of undergrowth with grasses, clover and a snail
Watercolour
ca.1890-1913 (made)
ca.1890-1913 (made)
| 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.
Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter and the Linder Bequest includes many studies that see her working closely from nature. This sheet sees Potter make a detailed study of undergrowth, with plants including clover seen among the lush vegetation, while an unfinished snail sits on a leaf or rock. Her keen eye for observation also informed the animals and plants seen in her book illustrations; she always remained faithful to the true nature and appearance of the animals and plants depicted.
Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter and the Linder Bequest includes many studies that see her working closely from nature. This sheet sees Potter make a detailed study of undergrowth, with plants including clover seen among the lush vegetation, while an unfinished snail sits on a leaf or rock. Her keen eye for observation also informed the animals and plants seen in her book illustrations; she always remained faithful to the true nature and appearance of the animals and plants depicted.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Study of undergrowth with grasses, clover and a snail (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on card |
| Brief description | Unfinished watercolour and pen and ink over pencil drawing of undergrowth, with grasses, clover and a snail by Beatrix Potter, late 19th or early 20th century; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.647. |
| Physical description | Study of undergrowth, with an unfinished drawing of a snail is in the upper right upon a large leaf or a rock surrounded by clover, leaves and grasses. |
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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. Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter and the Linder Bequest includes many studies that see her working closely from nature. This sheet sees Potter make a detailed study of undergrowth, with plants including clover seen among the lush vegetation, while an unfinished snail sits on a leaf or rock. Her keen eye for observation also informed the animals and plants seen in her book illustrations; she always remained faithful to the true nature and appearance of the animals and plants depicted. |
| 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.647
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.647 |
| Other number | LB.647 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.981 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2016 |
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