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Beatrix Potter
Mrs Tittlemouse
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 Mrs. Tittlemouse’
About the Artwork
THE TALE OF MRS. TITTLEMOUSE published 1910
Beatrix Potter’s interest in all kinds of creatures, from spiders to bees, is clearly evident in ‘The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse’. There are no people in the story, but all sorts of creepy-crawly characters invade Mrs. Tittlemouse’s tidy home. Originally, Beatrix had woodlice, an earwig and a centipede among the uninvited guests, but her publishers felt the first two insects were unsuitable for a children’s book! Beatrix herself decided against the centipede, replacing it with a most beautiful picture of Miss Butterfly tasting the sugar. She evidently bore no grudge against her editor for the alterations he requested, for the book is dedicated to Harold Warne’s daughter Nellie, who also received the manuscript as a New Year’s present.