Not on display

Drawing

ca. 1857 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Potter, Rupert (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

A group of four dogs, two sitting and one lying down.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Animals and Wildlife
Object type
drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil over fawn wash on card
Pencil
Card
Watercolour
Drawing
Wash
Brief description
Drawing of dogs, pencil over wash, by Rupert Potter. Great Britain, ca. 1857? Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1123.
Physical description
A group of four dogs, two sitting and one lying down.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Width: 14cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Natural History
Animals
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005 p.90 (see for information) Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Beatrix Potter: artist & illustrator, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 2005, p.90 (see for information)
Other number
LB.1123 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1094

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Record createdMarch 4, 2019
Record URL
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