The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1900 - 1901
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pencil
Measurements
182 x 117 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242202.17
Summary
Drawing in black ink for the privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. This drawing was chosen for printing in preference for the alternative drawing HIL.R.1.16. Peter runs away, Mr McGregor brandishing a garden rake pursues him. See also HIL.R.1, the manuscript into which this illustration was originally attached; HIL.R.1.1.16, an alternative to this illustration which was not used.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist