The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1902 - 1903
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Measurements
160 x 110 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242651
Summary
Preliminary pencil drawing of a squirrel at the base of a tree in a wood. Probably a preliminary drawing for a watercolour dating from 1903 in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, which is a background study for The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. See Beatrix Potter's Art by Anne Stevenson Hobbs (page 137, plate number 141) for a colour reproduction of the watercolour held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist