Sketches of rabbits lying down
Drawing
ca. 1890-1910 (made)
ca. 1890-1910 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) 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 made many closely observed studies of animals, and often drew her own pets. This sheet of pencil studies of rabbits lying down is inscribed by Potter as ‘from life’ and is likely to be based on one of her pet rabbits. Her careful studies of animals and plants informed her book illustrations, which although highly imaginative retain a strong sense of the anatomy of each animal depicted.
Beatrix Potter made many closely observed studies of animals, and often drew her own pets. This sheet of pencil studies of rabbits lying down is inscribed by Potter as ‘from life’ and is likely to be based on one of her pet rabbits. Her careful studies of animals and plants informed her book illustrations, which although highly imaginative retain a strong sense of the anatomy of each animal depicted.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sketches of rabbits lying down (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | A sheet with six pencil studies of rabbits lying down. |
| Physical description | Six pencil sketches of rabbits lying down drawn on a single sheet. There are some faint outlines for studies of rabbits lying down on the verso; the sheet has been cut down since these were made. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'from life / H B Potter.' (inscribed in pencil by the artist, lower right) |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Drawn by Beatrix Potter. 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. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) 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 made many closely observed studies of animals, and often drew her own pets. This sheet of pencil studies of rabbits lying down is inscribed by Potter as ‘from life’ and is likely to be based on one of her pet rabbits. Her careful studies of animals and plants informed her book illustrations, which although highly imaginative retain a strong sense of the anatomy of each animal depicted. |
| 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.40; no.355
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.40; no.355 |
| Other number | LB.355 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.382 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | May 28, 2015 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
