The Fairy Caravan
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Measurements
140 x 190 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242645
Summary
Drawing in pencil, a preliminary drawing for the line illustration which appears in the published book. A group of rats are seated around the Chair-rat who sits on a soapbox, while in the left foreground a rat - Brother Chigbacon - stands to address the assembly. The Chair-rat, Alder-rat Squeaker, is reminiscent of Samuel Whiskers.
Marks and inscriptions
Ratson Nailer
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist