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Potter (1866-1943) made many trips here and would happily sketch scenes like this one of the Hall and greenhouses seen from across the large garden pond. This house also claims associations with <i>The Tailor of Gloucester</i>, 1902 &amp; 1903, for some interior compositions composed here and alongside Esthwaite Water for the backdrops for <i>The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher,</i> 1906. Potter would test out unpublished stories on her cousin's children during her stays to see their reactions.\n\nBeatrix Potter (1866-1943) is one of the world's best-loved children's authors and illustrators. She wrote the majority of the twenty-three original Peter Rabbit books between 1901 and 1913. <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.  ","physicalDescription":"Watercolour painting of Melford Hall shown from across the large garden pond in the foreground. The hall, the greenhouses and the walls are depicted and their reflections in the water. 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