Side view of a bat with wings folded
1886
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1886
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Side view of a bat with wings folded is a 1886 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter painted a bat with its wings folded in around 1886. She used watercolour, a medium she often worked in for her animal studies. Her early sketches show a real interest in nature, with notes on the species. This drawing of a bat shows Potter’s careful eye for detail. Many kids know her for the Peter Rabbit books, but she also made many scientific-style drawings like this one. Find more bat studies by Beatrix Potter at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
