The Newlands Horseshoe of mountains seen from the Newlands valley
Watercolour
13th September 1904 (drawn)
13th September 1904 (drawn)
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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.
This is a view of the Newlands Horseshoe of mountains in the Lake District seen from the Newlands Valley. The drawing is dated 13th September 1904, when Beatrix Potter was staying at nearby Lingholm. The Newlands Valley forms the setting for her book The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle, published by Frederick Warne in 1905, and it is possible that this drawing was made in connection with Potter’s ideas for backgrounds for the book illustrations. The backdrop to one of the last illustrations in the book (p.57 in the 1987 edition) looks to show a similar viewpoint. The book is dedicated to ‘the real little Lucie of Newlands’.
This is a view of the Newlands Horseshoe of mountains in the Lake District seen from the Newlands Valley. The drawing is dated 13th September 1904, when Beatrix Potter was staying at nearby Lingholm. The Newlands Valley forms the setting for her book The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle, published by Frederick Warne in 1905, and it is possible that this drawing was made in connection with Potter’s ideas for backgrounds for the book illustrations. The backdrop to one of the last illustrations in the book (p.57 in the 1987 edition) looks to show a similar viewpoint. The book is dedicated to ‘the real little Lucie of Newlands’.
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| Title | The Newlands Horseshoe of mountains seen from the Newlands valley (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour over pencil study of the Newlands Horseshoe of mountains seen from the Newlands Valley, drawn by Beatrix Potter 13th September 1904; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.583. |
| Physical description | A sketch showing a view of mountains from a valley, with buildings in the foreground and the hills worked up in vivid watercolour. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Sept 13 / 04' (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 in the Lake District 13th 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. |
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| 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. This is a view of the Newlands Horseshoe of mountains in the Lake District seen from the Newlands Valley. The drawing is dated 13th September 1904, when Beatrix Potter was staying at nearby Lingholm. The Newlands Valley forms the setting for her book The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle, published by Frederick Warne in 1905, and it is possible that this drawing was made in connection with Potter’s ideas for backgrounds for the book illustrations. The backdrop to one of the last illustrations in the book (p.57 in the 1987 edition) looks to show a similar viewpoint. The book is dedicated to ‘the real little Lucie of Newlands’. |
| 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.62; no.583
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.62; no.583 |
| Other number | LB.583 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.1074 |
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