Not on display

Watercolour

ca. 1904? (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Beatrix Potter (artist)

A cottage with walled garden in front and a road in the foreground.

Object details

Categories
Landscapes
Tourism & Travel
Watercolours
Architecture
Woman Artist
Object type
Watercolour
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Pencil
Paper (Fiber Product)
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Pencil and watercolour study of a cottage with a walled garden in front, and a road in the foreground. Inscribed (verso) 'nr Sidmouth I think'. Beatrix Potter, ca. 1914? Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 835.
Physical description
A cottage with walled garden in front and a road in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
  • Width: 14cm
Style
British
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.
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.90; no.835 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.90; no.835.
Other number
LB.835 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1127(VIII)

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Record createdNovember 29, 2018
Record URL
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