Lot 56

JOHN WHITE ABBOTT (1763-1851) (Lots 56-8) Born in Exeter, Devon, Abbott lived in the town throughout his entire career, as an apothecary and a surgeon, and was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Devonshire in 1831. A friend and patron of Francis Towne, under whose guidance he learnt to paint, Abbott delighted in painting views of his home county, but also embarked upon an important sketching tour of the Lake District and Scotland in 1791, carefully recording the date on each work.

John White Abbott (Exeter 1763-1851)

Bristol from the Downs

Details

John White Abbott (Exeter 1763-1851)
Bristol from the Downs
numbered 'N^o 28' (on the reverse)
pen and brown and grey ink and watercolour on paper
10 1/8 x 7 in. (25.8 x 17.8 cm.)

Provenance

By descent in the artist's family until 2001.
with Agnew's, London, 2002, no. 19.

Exhibited

London, W/S Fine Art, Summer 2006, no. 14.

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Lot Essay

This view looks towards Clifton from above St Vincent's Rocks, near Leigh Woods, an area made famous by Francis Danby and other Bristol artists such as Samuel Jackson. From his home county of Devon, Abbott would have passed through Bristol on journeys to and from London.

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