1917
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Amiable Guinea-pig is a 1917 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour drawing on paper depicts a guinea pig grooming itself in front of a dressing table. The animal stands with its back to a large oval mirror while holding a smaller hand mirror to view the reflection of its head. A brush and a blue bottle are shown on the floor to the left of the scene. Created in 1917 as an unused illustration for *Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes*, the work was later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest.
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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