The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pencil
Measurements
204 x 161 mm
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242752
Summary
Preliminary pencil drawing of Simpkin and the Tailor in the Tailor's shop, discovering the finished coat. The Tailor is mostly out of view but is just visible on the right hand edge of the picture. The picture is drawn within an ink border frame. This is a preliminary drawing for the illustration which appears in the published book.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist