Brer Rabbit rescues the Terrapin, or tortoise
Drawing
05/1895 (drawn)
05/1895 (drawn)
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Drawing in pencil in box asymmetrically placed to left in frame. 'Brer Rabbit' examines a lumpy sack hanging on the wall. Also on the wall are a skillet, shears, meat cleavers. A shotgun hangs above fireplace on adjoining wall. Fire-irons on stand and lit fire in hearth on right hand side. Sheep's skull and iron pot on ground near wall (centre background), scattered feathers and the wing of a bird lie in the foreground. Primary illustration surrounded by partial frame in pen over pencil containing 'Brer Rabbit' among nettles with paw to chin, looking puzzled. Other vegetation and back view of 'Brer Fox' in coat with sack on back, carrying a cane.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Title | Brer Rabbit rescues the Terrapin, or tortoise (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and pen and ink over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Brer Rabbit rescues the Terrapin, or tortoise, pencil and pen and ink over pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 1895, Linder Collection object no. LC.8.A.3, catalogue no. 5.11 |
| Physical description | Drawing in pencil in box asymmetrically placed to left in frame. 'Brer Rabbit' examines a lumpy sack hanging on the wall. Also on the wall are a skillet, shears, meat cleavers. A shotgun hangs above fireplace on adjoining wall. Fire-irons on stand and lit fire in hearth on right hand side. Sheep's skull and iron pot on ground near wall (centre background), scattered feathers and the wing of a bird lie in the foreground. Primary illustration surrounded by partial frame in pen over pencil containing 'Brer Rabbit' among nettles with paw to chin, looking puzzled. Other vegetation and back view of 'Brer Fox' in coat with sack on back, carrying a cane. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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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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| Literary reference | Nights with Uncle Remus, 1895, Chapter LXX, p.304 ('Brother Rabbit rescues Brother Tarrypin') |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint).
p.47, cat. no. 5.11 |
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| Library number | LC 8/A/3 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2013 |
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