Mountains and fields in snow
Watercolour
11th January 1913 (made)
11th January 1913 (made)
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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.
Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows fields and hills, perhaps those near to Hill Top, covered with snow in January 1913. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'.
Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows fields and hills, perhaps those near to Hill Top, covered with snow in January 1913. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'.
Object details
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| Title | Mountains and fields in snow (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour over pencil study of mountains and fields in snow by Beatrix Potter; 11th January 1913; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.670. |
| Physical description | A landscape watercolour sketch with a snowy field in the foreground and trees on the left and dotted throughout the midground, and snowy mountains in the background. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Jan 11. 13' (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, 11th January 1913. 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. Following her purchase of Hill Top in the Lake District in 1905 Beatrix Potter made many studies of the Lakeland landscape in all seasons. This watercolour study shows fields and hills, perhaps those near to Hill Top, covered with snow in January 1913. Potter enjoyed sketching outdoors and thought the Lakeland fells 'even more impressive in mist and snow'. |
| 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.69; no.670
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.69; no.670 |
| Other number | LB.670 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.1051 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2015 |
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