The High Street, Exeter in 1797
Abbott, pupil of artist Francis Towne (1740-1816), travelled to Scotland and the Lake District but a lot of his subject matter was local to Exeter. This is a painting of the High Street, Exeter. In 1815 the High Street was the first in Devon to have gas lighting installed.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 164/1883
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Common Name
- The High Street, Exeter in 1797
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Painted by John White Abbott Esq of Fordland Hon RA born Exeter 1763 died 1851 The High Street Exeter in 1797
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1797
- Production Person Initials
- John White
- Production Person Surname
- Abbott
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
