Watercolour
1913 (drawn)
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This is a detailed variant illustration of the two pigs, Pigling Bland and his brother Alexander, heading off to market by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). The frontispiece in the final published tale, The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913) is very similar but the pig on the left has a brown waistcoat and the other a paler green one. They are both larger and their expressions less jovial in the published illustration, and the gate only partly visible, the background unfocussed (Hobbs: 1999).
The location depicted is behind Hill Top farm, Near Sawrey, where Potter and William Heelis often walked during their courtship. It is still recognisable today with the distinctive gate and signpost. Potter’s work has helped to ensure that the village of Near Sawrey, where a large number of her stories are set, has become a conservation village.
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 depicted is behind Hill Top farm, Near Sawrey, where Potter and William Heelis often walked during their courtship. It is still recognisable today with the distinctive gate and signpost. Potter’s work has helped to ensure that the village of Near Sawrey, where a large number of her stories are set, has become a conservation village.
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
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | watercolour and sepia ink on paper. |
| Brief description | Drawing of two pigs, Pigling Bland and Alexander, at a crossroads, variant illustration for the frontispiece of the The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913), watercolour and sepia ink, by Beatrix Potter, behind Hill Top, Sawrey, ca. 1913, Linder Collection object. no. LC.28.B.1, catalogue no. 4.65 |
| Physical description | Illustration of two pigs on their hind legs in the foreground both dressed in green coats with pink and white waistcoats underneath and light blue ties. They are facing slightly towards each other and the pig on the left is using a walking stick, they are both carrying red cloth bags. They are ambling forewards from a crossroads and there is a signpost in the background alongside a gate to a field. A road proceeds upwards to the left and downwards to the right. There is a tree on the left-hand side in the foreground, and trees and fells in the background. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | '10' (marked at top right in erased pencil.) |
| Credit line | Given by the Linder Collection |
| Object history | Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust. |
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| Summary | This is a detailed variant illustration of the two pigs, Pigling Bland and his brother Alexander, heading off to market by Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). The frontispiece in the final published tale, The Tale of Pigling Bland (1913) is very similar but the pig on the left has a brown waistcoat and the other a paler green one. They are both larger and their expressions less jovial in the published illustration, and the gate only partly visible, the background unfocussed (Hobbs: 1999). The location depicted is behind Hill Top farm, Near Sawrey, where Potter and William Heelis often walked during their courtship. It is still recognisable today with the distinctive gate and signpost. Potter’s work has helped to ensure that the village of Near Sawrey, where a large number of her stories are set, has become a conservation village. 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 |
| Associated object | LC.28/B/2 (Study for) |
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| Library number | LC 28/B/1 |
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| Record created | November 25, 2011 |
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