Two sprays of a sweet bay tree
Watercolour
02/1900 (drawn)
02/1900 (drawn)
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Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) and the Linder Bequest includes many studies that see her working closely from nature. Her keen eye for observation also informed the animals and plants seen in her book illustration. The detailed watercolour studies of sprays of a sweet bay tree on this sheet have been annotated by Potter, who drew arrows to illustrate the areas in light and shadow, and also noted ‘There has been no sunshine & evergreen leaves show very little transparent light without it’.
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 | Two sprays of a sweet bay tree (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour and pencil drawing of sprays of a sweet bay tree, drawn by Beatrix Potter in 1900, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.403. |
| Physical description | A landscape format sheet with two watercolour over pencil studies of sprays of a sweet bay tree. The artist has made a number of notes around the sketches in pencil. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| 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 Frebruary 1900. 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 | Natural history was a topic of great interest to Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) and the Linder Bequest includes many studies that see her working closely from nature. Her keen eye for observation also informed the animals and plants seen in her book illustration. The detailed watercolour studies of sprays of a sweet bay tree on this sheet have been annotated by Potter, who drew arrows to illustrate the areas in light and shadow, and also noted ‘There has been no sunshine & evergreen leaves show very little transparent light without it’. 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.43; no.403
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.43; no.403 |
| Other number | LB.403 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Accession number | BP.269 |
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