Although she died in 1943, Beatrix Potter is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated a total of 28 books, including the 23 Tales, the 'little books' that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over 100 million copies.
Biography of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote an…
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Beatrix Potter country: a legacy in Lakeland and beyond
Beatrix Potter spent many family holidays in the Lake District exploring and sketching the wildlife and changing nu…
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Beatrix Potter: the art of illustration
Beatrix Potter was inspired by artists such as Edward Lear, associated with other illustrators keen on the close ob…
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Beatrix Potter: the business of books
Beatrix Potter was very involved in all aspects of the production of her books, from the design of the covers and e…
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Beatrix Potter: place as inspiration
Gardens, landscape and nature intrigued Potter and inspired the settings of several books, including the tales of P…
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Beatrix Potter: furnishing the imagination
Beatrix Potter had an interest in furniture and furnishings from childhood. Potter sketched many of the pieces of f…
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Beatrix Potter: nature's lessons
From the age of eight Beatrix Potter was studying animals and insects very carefully, sketching them in her book an…
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Beatrix Potter and Randolph Caldecott
From childhood Beatrix Potter was an enthusiastic admirer of Randolph Caldecott’s picture books. She singled out Ca…
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Beatrix Potter: The Tailor of Gloucester
'The Tailor of Gloucester' is set between about 1735 and 1785. Beatrix Potter went to great lengths to create an au…
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Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The 'real' Peter Rabbit was a Belgian buck rabbit called Peter Piper. He inspired 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', which…
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The V&A Beatrix Potter collections
The V&A holds the world's largest collection of Beatrix Potter's drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, ph…
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Beatrix Potter: an awkward education
Girls of Beatrix's social class had to be proficient at the genteel arts, including painting and drawing. Between N…
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Event - Beatrix Potter country: A legacy in Lakeland and beyond
Wed 09 May 2012 13:00
LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Frances Willis will discuss Beatrix Potter’s lasting impact on the British countryside using examples featured in the current V&A display, 'Beatrix Potter country: a legacy in Lakeland and beyond'.
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