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Jeremy Fisher sitting fishing on a waterlily leaf: preparatory drawing for The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Watercolour
1906 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
TitleJeremy 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 205mm
  • Width: 130mm
Size of paper.
Production typeUnique
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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Place depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. p.91, cat. no.839
  • Potter, Beatrix.The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906. p.32
Other number
LB.839 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.508(A)

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2013
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