1919
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The fox looks up at the stork standing on top of a tower is a 1919 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour is called The fox looks up at the stork standing on top of a tower. It was created by Beatrix Potter in 1919. Beatrix Potter was a children's author and illustrator. She wrote and illustrated many books, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit, between 1901 and 1913. You can learn more about Beatrix Potter at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
An oval illustration by Beatrix Potter, likely created in 1919, depicts a fox gazing upward toward a stork perched atop a tower of a red brick mansion. The scene is based on the fable "The Fox and the Stork" and features Mr. Tod, a character from Potter's earlier work *The Tale of Mr Tod* (1912). The drawing was part of Potter's planned but unpublished 1919 book featuring fables. Acquired by the V&A in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, it includes Potter's watercolor and literary 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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