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Peter Rabbit's Painting Book

Print
1911? (printed)
Artist/Maker
Frederick Warne & Co. (publisher)
Potter, Beatrix (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Printer's proof, one of several hand-coloured by Beatrix Potter, showing designs of front and back cover, featuring Peter Rabbit jumping into the watering can, Peter feeling ill and Peter in bed.


Object details

Categories
Anthropomorphism
Animals and Wildlife
Prints
Children & Childhood
Books
Woman Artist
Object type
print
TitlePeter Rabbit's Painting Book (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Line block print, printing ink on paper, hand coloured.
Printing Ink
Watercolour
Paper (Fiber Product)
Line Block Printing
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
Printer's proofs, possibly for the 1st edition of Peter Rabbit's Painting Book, published by Frederick Warne & Co., based on the storybook illustrations by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, 1991? Linder Bequest cat. no. LB. 1890.
Physical description
Printer's proof, one of several hand-coloured by Beatrix Potter, showing designs of front and back cover, featuring Peter Rabbit jumping into the watering can, Peter feeling ill and Peter in bed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25cm (Note: approximate size)
  • Width: 19cm (Note: approximate size)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Hand-coloured by Beatrix Potter. 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.
Subject depicted
Rabbit
Literary referenceThe Tale of Peter Rabbit
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.1890 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1123(XI)

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Record createdMarch 4, 2019
Record URL
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