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Two studies of bats Two studies of bats
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Two studies of bats

Beatrix Potter

Art Funded
1992
Dimensions
46 x 10 cm
Vendor
Martyn Gregory Gallery
This drawing of two bats, executed when Beatrix Potter was just eighteen, illustrates a youthful interest in the scientific portrayal of creatures from natural history which was to last throughout her life.

Provenance

Martyn Gregory Gallery.

Pen & ink

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Armitt Museum and Library

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Art we’ve helped buy at Armitt Museum and Library

Wood on Wood
 Acquired 2003
Untitled (Vase of Flowers)
 Acquired 2014
Untitled (Silver Howe, Grasmere)
 Acquired 2016
Two studies of bats
 Acquired 1992
The Old Mill, Ambleside
 Acquired 2014
Sketch of an unknown bearded man
 Acquired 2002
Pair of studies of newts, fish and stickleback
 Acquired 1994
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