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Drawing

ca. 1904 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
Lake District (drawn)

A door into a rocky hillside, stream and undergrowth.

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Object details

Categories
Drawings
Landscapes
Illustration
Woman Artist
Object type
drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink over pencil on paper
Ink
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Drawing
Brief description
Study for background: part of a rocky hillside with a door leading into it. Pencil and sepia ink. Beatrix Potter. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 879.
Physical description
A door into a rocky hillside, stream and undergrowth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 251mm
  • Width: 210mm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
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.
Previously given to Margaret Lane by Mr Heelis and given to Leslie Linder by Margaret Lane- (to check - may be incorrect).
Subjects depicted
Door
Mine Shafts
Landscapes (Representations)
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. 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, cat. no. 879, p.95.
Other number
LB.879 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1025

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Record createdNovember 26, 2018
Record URL
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