Frontispiece. The Tailor Mouse 1902

"Frontispiece. The Tailor Mouse" is a charming illustration created by Beatrix Potter in 1902. The illustration features a mouse, dressed in spectacles, perched on a spool of thread and reading a newspaper titled "The Tailor of Gloucester." The image is characteristic of Potter's beloved children's book illustrations, featuring whimsical anthropomorphic animals and delicate detail. The setting, which includes a thimble and scissors, emphasizes the mouse's profession as a tailor. This illustration, part of Potter's classic children's book, "The Tailor of Gloucester," is a testament to her talent for capturing the essence of childhood imagination and whimsy.