Beatrix Potter
1 portrait of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
by Delmar Banner
oil on canvas, 1938
29 1/2 in. x 24 1/2 in. (749 mm x 622 mm)
Given by Delmar Banner, 1948
Primary Collection
NPG 3635
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- Beatrix Potter (Mrs Heelis) (1866-1943), Children's writer and book illustrator. Sitter in 1 portrait.
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The children's writer and artist Beatrix Potter was the creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and many other animal characters which have survived their Edwardian origins to become international classics of children's literature. Her life as a Lake District hill sheep farmer is reflected in the background of the painting by her friend and neighbour, Delmar Banner. Given by the artist, 1948.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Audio Guide
- I-Spy National Portrait Gallery, 2010, p. 45
- Bennett, Sue, Five Centuries of Women and Gardens, 2000 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 October 2000 to 21 January 2001), p. 140
- Ecclesshare, Julia, Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children's Writers, 2002 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 15 May to 26 August 2002), p. 13
- Gibson, Robin, Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, 1996, p. 113
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 502
- Tremain, Rose (essay), BP Portrait Award 2010, 2010 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 24 June to 19 September 2010), p. 12
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter: Portraits of Children's Writers (15 May 2002 - 26 August 2002)
- Escape to Eden (5 October 2000 - 21 January 2001)
Thematic collections
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On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
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