When Beatrix Potter was told she could not become a scientific illustrator because of her gender, she channeled her artistic skills into children’s books. She and her brother, Bertram, were ...

Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), Pencil drawing of a bridge scene and hares at play, 7 April 1876. Linder Bequest, Museum no. BP.741. ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London / courtesy of Frederick ...

Beatrix Potter was a frequent guest at the Suffolk mansion. National Trust Images - Rupert Truman A newly-discovered drawing of the north roof of Melford Hall by Beatrix Potter. National Trust ...

The Morgan Library and Museum is no place for kids most of the time. But small patrons (who can be reasonably quiet for a relatively short interlude) are welcome in "Beatrix Potter: The Picture ...

Beatrix Potter at 15, with Spot, her family’s spaniel. ... and wrote a scientific paper, accompanied by her illustrations, that was presented at the Linnean Society of London.

The Frist Art Museum presents Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, the first exhibition to tell the broader life story of the beloved English author and illustrator. Organized by London's Victoria and ...

Artist Quentin Blake, known for his Roald Dahl illustrations, has done the drawings for ‘The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots,’ about a black cat with a double life. Artist Quentin Blake, known for his ...

Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter is shown at her Hill Top farm in England in 1913. Beatrix Potter gave her readers glimpses of her gardens in the charming illustrations that accompanied her ...

A "Mice in a Coconut" [Hildesheimer and Faulkner, c.1891] card, featuring some of Beatrix Potter's earliest printed work, sold for £1,125 ($1,500) at Sotheby's this week.

Beatrix Potter is making a posthumous comeback with the publication of an unseen story featuring an older Peter Rabbit. The much-loved children’s author died in 1943, leaving The Tale of Kitty ...