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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne, 1902) is her most famous and best-loved tale.  \r\n\r\nBeatrix Potter enjoyed sketching the British landscape in all seasons, capturing the different locations in England, Scotland and Wales that she visited with her parents prior to her marriage in 1913. This watercolour drawing was probably made during one of these extended holidays, perhaps in the Lake District; she holidayed there regularly from 1885 and in 1905 she cemented her connection to the area by purchasing Hill Top. 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