Drawing
ca. 1903 (drawn)
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Study for the frontispiece of Benjamin and Peter standing under a carnation. On the back left corner a rough sketch of Old Mr. Bunny jumping down on to the cat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, by Beatrix Potter, pencil and pen and ink. Study for the original proposed frontispiece of The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Peter and Benjamin standing under a carnation. Great Britain, ca. 1903. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.808. |
| Physical description | Study for the frontispiece of Benjamin and Peter standing under a carnation. On the back left corner a rough sketch of Old Mr. Bunny jumping down on to the cat. |
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| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | A study for the proposed frontispiece of The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (not used). 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.
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. |
| Other number | LB.808 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
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| Library number | BP.490 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2019 |
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