Not on display

Drawing

ca.1905 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing of rats (recto) and study of a rabbit (verso)

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pen and ink over pencil, and pencil, on paper
Brief description
Drawings of rats (recto) and a study of a rabbit (verso), watercolour and some pen and ink over pencil, and pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, ca. 1905, Linder Collection object no. LC.19.A.2, catalogue no. 2.32
Physical description
Drawing of rats (recto) and study of a rabbit (verso)
Dimensions
  • Height: 179mm
  • Width: 206mm
Size of paper, though very irregular sheet torn off at left.
Production typeUnique
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.
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.14, cat. no. 2.32
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.166-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 2.32 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
LC 19/A/2

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Record createdJuly 8, 2013
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