Study of rowing boats on a beach, with river beyond
Watercolour
1892-1910
1892-1910
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| Place of origin |
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made some bold watercolours of the south Devon countryside, including a number of views of Teignmouth. Following her 1892 visit to the town she said in her journal: ‘I looked with interest across the muddy estuary at Teignmouth where Fanny Burney wrote her sprightly journal in 1773…’ Potter also visited Teignmouth in 1909 and 1910.
Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three Original Peter Rabbit Books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three Original Peter Rabbit Books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.
Object details
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| Title | Study of rowing boats on a beach, with river beyond (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour and pencil study of rowing boats on a beach. Made by Beatrix Potter in Teignmouth. |
| Physical description | A watercolour drawing of three rowing boats on a sandy beach, completed in watercolour over pencil on paper. The lower half of the landscape composition is comprised of the beach, while the upper part includes a river and, beyond that, a shore. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Teignmouth' (Inscribed in pencil by the artist bottom left 'Teignmouth'.) |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter in Teignmouth. 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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| Summary | Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) made some bold watercolours of the south Devon countryside, including a number of views of Teignmouth. Following her 1892 visit to the town she said in her journal: ‘I looked with interest across the muddy estuary at Teignmouth where Fanny Burney wrote her sprightly journal in 1773…’ Potter also visited Teignmouth in 1909 and 1910. Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three Original Peter Rabbit Books between 1901 and 1913. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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.64; no.605
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.64; no.605 |
| Other number | LB.605 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.334 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2015 |
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