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The subject of this drawing is thought to be the ‘real’ Peter Rabbit, a pet rabbit called Peter Piper bought in 1892 ‘in the Uxbridge Road, Shepherd’s Bush, for the exorbitant sum of 4/6’ who became the inspiration for <i>The Tale of Peter Rabbit</i>. Potter spent much time studying and drawing this ‘affectionate companion’, who was rather fat and ‘very naughty’; a fitting model for the character of a mischievous little rabbit. \r\n\r\nBeatrix Potter 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.  \r\n","physicalDescription":"A sheet used in landscape format for three sketche: a large and fairly worked pencil study of a rabbit lying down and, below, two slight pencil studies of the rabbit's head. 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Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family.   ","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pencil study of a rabbit: the 'real' Peter Rabbit, drawn by Beatrix Potter, 14 February 1899; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.354.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. <u>Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia.</u> London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985.","id":"AUTH315806"},"details":"p.40; no.354","free":"Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. 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