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Born to a wealthy family just outside Exeter, John White Abbott was a surgeon and apothecary, as well as a keen and talented amateur watercolourist. A pupil of Francis Towne (1739-1816), he rarely left Devon, apart from a sketching tour to Scotland and the Lake District in 1791. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1795 and 1805, predominantly Devonshire subjects.
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The sheet is fully laid down onto an original mount, and hinged into a non-acidic mount. There is some scattered surface dirt, and some light scattered foxing. There is a vertical crease to the centre of the sheet. The colours are good and the sheet reads well.
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Lot 95Sale 21183
Exeter, DevonJOHN WHITE ABBOTT (EXETER 1763-1851)Estimate: GBP 5,000 - 8,000
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