Beatrix Potter
(British author and illustrator) 1866 - 1943
A Snail and her Young, 1898
Fine ink and watercolour drawing.
This is definitely a drawing I've never seen and you probably haven't either. I suppose the mother snail is watching one of her eggs hatch and she's using a magnifying glass! I never knew they laid eggs so Beatrix is still educating me. I love the red clover flowers embellishing the artwork. There must be a story behind this artwork because it took her almost a month to complete it. She must have discovered the eggs and watched the whole progress as they matured and became baby snails. She must have been the one using a magnifying glass so she transferred the process to the mother as a bit of the whimsy we all know and love in her artwork. via
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Pam found a video on YouTube showing a snail laying eggs that look like pearls. View it here. Thanks, Pam!!!