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Drawing

1901 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Drawing in pencil. Left hand image of a female rabbit in a dress and apron bending over a pair of rabbit ears, and forepaw visible at the head of the bed. Bed clothes covering rest of form. Female rabbit is holding a cup and spoon. To the right are around nine light sketches in pencil of rabbits, predominantly of their heads.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Animals and Wildlife
Anthropomorphism
Illustration
Books
Children & Childhood
Woman Artist
Object type
drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Drawing, sketch for Peter Rabbit frontispiece, pencil, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, probably 1901, Linder Collection object no. LC.22.B.1, catalogue no. 4.56
Physical description
Drawing in pencil. Left hand image of a female rabbit in a dress and apron bending over a pair of rabbit ears, and forepaw visible at the head of the bed. Bed clothes covering rest of form. Female rabbit is holding a cup and spoon. To the right are around nine light sketches in pencil of rabbits, predominantly of their heads.
Dimensions
  • Height: 209mm
  • Width: 300mm
Size of paper.
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
'ST. NEOTS MILL / [No. 24] / [FI]NE' (Watermark.)
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.
Subjects depicted
Rabbits
Bed
Apron
Pillow
Bibliographic references
  • 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.40, cat. no. 4.56
  • Potter, Beatrix. The tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1902. frontispiece
Other numbers
  • LOAN:LINDER TRUST.202-1994 - Previous Loan Number
  • 4.55 - Linder Collection catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
LC 22/B/1

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Record createdAugust 2, 2013
Record URL
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