1896
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Cecily Parsley is a 1896 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows two quick, loose drawings on a light background. On the left, a person in a dress and hat stands under a tree with branches that look like they’re waving. On the right, a horse and rider are barely outlined, with soft watercolor blending the shapes into the page. The artist used light, fast strokes—no hard lines, just hints of color and movement. The handwriting in the middle reads *"Cecily Parsley"* and *"very angry!"*, adding a playful note. Look up Potter, Beatrix next to see more of her early sketches.
A folded sheet contains a sketch of Cecily Parsley running while pushing a wheelbarrow into a burrow, accompanied by two smaller sketches for facing pages: one showing three rabbits at the entrance of Cecily Parsley's premises, observing a "To Let" notice, and the other depicting a sign for "The Pen Inn C. Parsley" hanging from elder blossom. The accompanying verse is executed in pencil. The work was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum from Leslie Linder’s bequest in 1973 as part of a collection of approximately 2,150 items related to Beatrix Potter and her family.
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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