Study of a light grey spider
1887
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1887
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Study of a light grey spider is a 1887 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A study of a light grey spider was drawn by Beatrix Potter around 1887 as part of her detailed observations of natural subjects. The work was later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, which includes a significant collection of her watercolors, drawings, and related materials.
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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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