1914
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Studies of sheep's head is a 1914 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter drew these watercolour sketches of a sheep’s head. Potter painted them after buying Hill Top farm in 1905, using money from her popular children’s books. She later owned over 4,300 acres in the Lake District. Potter cared deeply about local sheep breeds. She raised her own flocks and worked to protect the Herdwick breed, which was fading. Look up the artist Beatrix Potter next.
Two watercolour studies depict a sheep's head with cream or white fleece and a black face. In the upper illustration, the sheep is shown in profile, facing left. The lower study shows the sheep turning away from the viewer while looking back toward the left. These works were created by Beatrix Potter, likely between 1905 and 1943.
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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