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Newlands from Swindale

Drawing
ca.1903 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the 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 set several of her tales in the Lake District. During long summer holidays she would escape the oppressive society of her parents and wander among the hills and valleys with her sketchbook, capturing the beauty of the surrounding landscapes. Her sketchbook of 1903 contains numerous watercolour impressions of Newlands Valley which lies west of Derwentwater and beyond the Cat Bells. It is possible that this larger and more finished sketch of a view of Newlands from Swindale also dates from 1903 when she was gathering ideas for her sixth tale, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle (eventually published in 1905). Beatrix Potter based Mrs. Tiggy-winkle on her pet hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy, and several of her sketches of Newlands Valley appear as backgrounds to her illustrations.

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Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Landscapes (Representations)
  • Frame
TitleNewlands from Swindale (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Watercolour drawing of a landscape, 'Newlands from Swindale', by Beatrix Potter, ca.1903.
Physical description
Watercolour and pencil sketch of a landscape view with trees to the left and right of a pasture in the foreground and fells in the distance. De-framed; frame stored separately.
Dimensions
  • Height: 229mm
  • Width: 193mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Beatrix Potter / Newlands from Swindale' (Inscription by artist on recto (bottom right corner))
  • 'From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier' (Bookplate on verso of frame.)
  • 'Muddle & Gibbons, ' Picture Frame Makers, / Great George Street / and / 1, Queen Street, / Phone 435. Godalming'. (Label on verso of frame.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter in ca.1909. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Summary
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the 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 set several of her tales in the Lake District. During long summer holidays she would escape the oppressive society of her parents and wander among the hills and valleys with her sketchbook, capturing the beauty of the surrounding landscapes. Her sketchbook of 1903 contains numerous watercolour impressions of Newlands Valley which lies west of Derwentwater and beyond the Cat Bells. It is possible that this larger and more finished sketch of a view of Newlands from Swindale also dates from 1903 when she was gathering ideas for her sixth tale, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-winkle (eventually published in 1905). Beatrix Potter based Mrs. Tiggy-winkle on her pet hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy, and several of her sketches of Newlands Valley appear as backgrounds to her illustrations.
Collection
Library number
RENIER.436

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Record createdJune 4, 2008
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