Study of a hillside path with ferns
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows a hillside path winding through ferns. Beatrix Potter made it early in the 1900s, likely during a family holiday in the Lake District. The view isn’t named, but Potter sketched this area often. Some think it may have inspired the fern-filled hills in her book “The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle.” Look up more of Beatrix Potter’s work next.
