Lithograph
04/1896 (produced)
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Lithograph of small depictions of miscellaneous subjects. Top (l-r): section of fungus in outline above magnified fly's leg, Privet hawk moth (dorsal view of adult) with caterpillar on leaf below, Westerwald salt-glazed stoneware pot (ca.late 19th century). Bottom (l-r): pupa of privet hawk moth and magnified wing-scales, head of young male eland (Taurotragus oryx), two outline studies of recumbent rabbits (below and to either side of eland's head), three outline studies of fungi, including two sections.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Lithograph, trial plate: miscellaneous subjects, lithography, designed by Beatrix Potter and printed by West, Newman & Co., London, 1896, Linder Collection object no. LC.17.A.2, catalogue no. 3.78 |
| Physical description | Lithograph of small depictions of miscellaneous subjects. Top (l-r): section of fungus in outline above magnified fly's leg, Privet hawk moth (dorsal view of adult) with caterpillar on leaf below, Westerwald salt-glazed stoneware pot (ca.late 19th century). Bottom (l-r): pupa of privet hawk moth and magnified wing-scales, head of young male eland (Taurotragus oryx), two outline studies of recumbent rabbits (below and to either side of eland's head), three outline studies of fungi, including two sections. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'H B P April 96' ['9' is reversed] (Signed and inscribed in pencil near bottom left.) |
| 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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| 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.29, cat. no.3.78 |
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| Library number | LC 17/A/2 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2013 |
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