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
180 x 119 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242202.5
Summary
Drawing in black ink for the privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Mrs Rabbit hands a basket to Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail, while Peter stands apart. See also HIL.R.1, the manuscript into which this illustration was originally attached.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist