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Photograph

ca. 1913 (photographed), 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (photographed)

Portrait of Beatrix Potter with her sheepdog Kep.

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read Introducing Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter remains one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated 28 books, including her 23 Tales which have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. In her later years, she became a farmer and sheep breeder and helped protect thousand...

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
Animals and Wildlife
Agriculture
Farming
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on paper
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photograph, portrait of Beatrix Potter with Kep, no date, (modern print?). Linder Bequest catalogue no. LB.2094.
Physical description
Portrait of Beatrix Potter with her sheepdog Kep.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Width: 14.6cm
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. 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.2094 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
BP.1407

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Record createdOctober 30, 2019
Record URL
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