1894
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A cat drinking from a cup and saucer is a 1894 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a cat at a table, lifting its head from a cup and saucer. Beatrix Potter made it in the 1890s, years before her famous Peter Rabbit stories. It wasn’t published right away, but Potter later mentioned the drawing in a letter. She gave it to publisher Ernest Nister long before she became well-known. The piece sits quietly in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection today. Next, check out more Beatrix Potter at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A tabby cat is depicted sitting upright while drinking from a cup and saucer. Additional cups, saucers, a jug, and a bowl are arranged beside the cat. The drawing was created by Beatrix Potter around the 1890s. It was later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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