JOHN WHITE ABBOTT (EXETER 1763-1851)

John White Abbott was Francis Towne’s (1739-1816) most celebrated pupil. He was nephew and heir of Towne’s executor James White (1744-1825). An educated man, he worked as an apothecary and surgeon and socialised in the same genteel Exeter circles that Towne inhabited. Both Abbott and Towne executed views of Alphington, a village two miles south of Exeter, near Peamore.
For another work by the artist, see lot 234.