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Beech tree in a field

Drawing
16th September 1904 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Before her marriage in 1913, Beatrix Potter accompanied her family on extended summer holidays and she often took the opportunity to sketch the places she visited. From 1885 the family regularly spent their summers at Lingholm near Keswick, where Potter made drawings of the parkland and the lake, Derwentwater. This pen and ink drawing of two large beech trees in a field is dated 16th September 1904, which coincides with a stay at Lingholm; it is likely to have been made nearby.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBeech tree in a field (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing of a beech tree in a field, possibly near Lingholm, drawn by Beatrix Potter, 16th September 1904; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.612.
Physical description
A pen and ink drawing of two beech trees in a field.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 208mm
  • Sheet width: 264mm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'Sept 16 '04' (Inscribed in pencil by the artist, lower left.)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Drawn by Beatrix Potter, 16th September 1904. 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 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.

Before her marriage in 1913, Beatrix Potter accompanied her family on extended summer holidays and she often took the opportunity to sketch the places she visited. From 1885 the family regularly spent their summers at Lingholm near Keswick, where Potter made drawings of the parkland and the lake, Derwentwater. This pen and ink drawing of two large beech trees in a field is dated 16th September 1904, which coincides with a stay at Lingholm; it is likely to have been made nearby.
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.612 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.612
Other number
LB.612 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
Library number
BP.1148

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Record createdAugust 19, 2015
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