![]() ![]() When she died in 1943 she left over 4,000 acres of land and fifteen farms to the nation. Writing and painting began to take second place to farming, sheep-breeding and buying stretches of the beautiful Lakeland countryside to ensure their conservation. Beatrix Potters first known fungal paintings date from 1887 and at least two paintings from this time still survive. She illustrated her own versions of Alices. In 1913 she married William Heelis, a Lakeland solicitor, and made Sawrey her permanent home. To commemorate Beatrix Potters 150th year, The Tale of Peter Rabbits first publisher invited 32 illustrators to reflect on Potters influence. Beatrixs illustration career started from humble beginnings, with drawings of some of her favorite stories. She is best known for her childrens books featuring. ![]() The money she earned from her ‘little books’, as she called them, gave her financial independence and she began to purchase property in her beloved Lake District. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. In this tribute to Potter and her memorable characters, 32 contemporary illustrators share anecdotes about their experiences with Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle. Beatrix Potter’s career as a children’s illustrator and storyteller began when The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published by Frederick Warne and Co. On summer holidays Beatrix Potter delighted in exploring the countryside and learning about plants and animals from her own observations. ![]() Her constant companions were the pet animals she kept which she enjoyed studying and sketching. Beatrix Potter was educated at home by a governess with her brother Bertram. Beatrix Potter Art: Beatrix Potter was born in London in 1866 and grew up living the conventionally sheltered life of a Victorian girl in a well-to-do household. Beatrix had been painting for her own amusement for many years but in 1890 she had her first commercial success with rabbit pictures she sold as Christmas card designs to Hildesheimer & Faulkener. ![]()
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