Watercolour
1906 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour and pen and ink in close up of three white water lily flowers and many lily pads of varying greens with tinges of brown and red. Water appears deep brown. Green reeds come up between the lilies. Artwork to the edge of the paper.
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, ink wash, black ink and Indian ink on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of water lilies in watercolour, ink wash, black ink and Indian ink, by Beatrix Potter, probably at Esthwaite Water, Cumbria, circa 1906, Linder Collection object no. 3.A.2, catalogue no. 2.19 |
| Physical description | Drawing in watercolour and pen and ink in close up of three white water lily flowers and many lily pads of varying greens with tinges of brown and red. Water appears deep brown. Green reeds come up between the lilies. Artwork to the edge of the paper. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'I & J H / KENT' (Watermark)
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| 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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| Library number | LC 3/A/2 |
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| Record created | April 23, 2013 |
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