Jeremy Fisher sitting fishing on a waterlily leaf: preparatory drawing for The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Watercolour
1906 (drawn)
1906 (drawn)
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Drawing in watercolour and pen and ink over pencil of a frog sitting crossed legged on a lily pad with a fishing rod cast into the water. Frog is wearing black slippers and a coat (which is uncoloured) and is looking down at ripples caused by rod's contact with water. He has an uncoloured basket beside him. Green reeds in the background, green lily pad and water. Sketchily drawn and only part coloured.
Object details
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| Title | Jeremy Fisher sitting fishing on a waterlily leaf: preparatory drawing for The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pen and ink over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Jeremy Fisher sitting fishing on a water lily leaf: preparatory drawing for The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, watercolour and pen and ink, by Beatrix Potter, probably Esthwaite Water, ca.1906, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 839. |
| Physical description | Drawing in watercolour and pen and ink over pencil of a frog sitting crossed legged on a lily pad with a fishing rod cast into the water. Frog is wearing black slippers and a coat (which is uncoloured) and is looking down at ripples caused by rod's contact with water. He has an uncoloured basket beside him. Green reeds in the background, green lily pad and water. Sketchily drawn and only part coloured. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter ca.1906. Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family. |
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| Other number | LB.839 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.508(A) |
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| Record created | September 6, 2013 |
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