1909
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Study of a sheep's head is a 1909 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter painted a watercolour of a sheep’s head around 1905–1913. It shows the careful eye she always gave animals. She kept many pets and drew them all her life. Potter wrote most of the Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. She used her sharp sketches to make the stories feel alive. Even kids today know Peter Rabbit’s name. Look up Beatrix Potter.
A pencil and watercolor study of a sheep's head in frontal view was created by Beatrix Potter in 1909. The work reflects Potter's sustained interest in natural history and her habit of documenting animals she encountered, including those at Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. It was later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Linder Bequest in 1973.
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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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