Beatrix Potter

1866–1943 · Post-Impressionism

Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially published work in 1902. Her books, including The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck and The Tale of Tom Kitten, have sold more than 250 million copies. An entrepreneur, Potter was a pioneer of character merchandising. In 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character.

20 paintings

• The Tailor of Gloucester at Work
• Lady Mouse in Mob Cap
• The Tailor Leaving his Workshop
• The Tailor Returning Home
• Simpkin Housekeeping
• The Tailor by the Hearth
• The Tailor Hears Noises
• The Mice Listen to the Tailor’s Lament
• ‘Where is My Twist?’
• The Mice at Work: Threading the Needle
• Simpkin Goes Out
• Simpkin in the Snowy Street
• Simpkin Hears the Mice
• The Mice Sewing the Mayor’s Coat
• The Mice Hear Simpkin Outside
• Simpkin at the Tailor’s Bedside
• The Tailor and Simpkin Set Out for the Shop
• The Finished Coat
• ‘No More Twist’
• The Mice Stitching Button-Holes