The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1930
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
212 x 183 mm
Place of origin
Lyme Regis
Order this imageCollection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242909
Caption
Line illustration for page 59 of The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (or page 55 of the 2002 edition). A donkey on Fore Street, "carrying panniers piled high with spring broccoli". Pig Robinson decides to follow close behind the donkey in order to get through the crowded street. The book was published September 1930.
Summary
Ink illustration for The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (published September 1930). The illustration shows a donkey with a basket of eggs on the left and a basket with a hen on the right. There are two ducks on the left of the illustration and a hen with an umbrella, carrying a basket of eggs in the foreground. The illustration features Beatrix's handwriting.
Makers and roles
Beatrix Potter (London 1866 - Near Sawrey, Cumbria 1943), artist