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Beatrix Potter
Jemima was surprised to find a quantity of feathers
Official Collector's Edition Print. Hand numbered (unsigned) on fine art paper
Image Size: | 17 x 22.5cm |
Mounted Size: | 35 x 41cm |
Overall Size: | 35 x 41cm |
Edition Size: | 495 |
Presented in a conservation mount with a Certificate of Authenticity. From Beatrix Potter’s original illustrations for ‘The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck’
About the Artwork
THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK published 1908
Beatrix Potter’s love of Hill Top and farming shine through this story. She painted her farm manager’s wife, Mrs Cannon, feeding the poultry, while the children Ralph and Betsy (to whom this farmyard tale is dedicated) are also illustrated. Kep the collie was Beatrix’s favourite sheepdog, and Jemima herself was a real duck who lived at Hill Top. She is a most popular character: self-important, naïve, but very endearing. The story also contains many delightful views of Sawrey: Jemima’s wood can still be seen, the view from the hills above the farm, across Esthwaite Water, has not changed, and the Tower Bank Arms is still the local village pub. This blend of fantasy and reality, so often to be found in Beatrix Potter’s work, gives a ring of truth to her imaginary world.