Peamore 1812
Exeter-based John White Abbott (1763-1851) produced this monochromatic ink drawing while staying at Peamore, a historic country estate in Exminster, Devon. At the time, the estate was owned by Samuel Kekewich, a barrister and Sheriff of Devon. Abbott’s sensitively rendered topographical drawing depicts a series of leaning trees in the grounds of the estate. Signed and dated ‘JWA Peamore 1812’ to the lower right. The sheet is framed and mounted.
Although a surgeon and apothecary by trade, Abbott was also a keen amateur watercolour and oil painter of English landscapes. He studied in Exeter under the artist Francis Towne, whose influence can be seen clearly in Abbott’s works.
Although a surgeon and apothecary by trade, Abbott was also a keen amateur watercolour and oil painter of English landscapes. He studied in Exeter under the artist Francis Towne, whose influence can be seen clearly in Abbott’s works.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 690/1997/1
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- monochrome watercolour on paper
- Common Name
- Peamore 1812
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- JWA Peamore 1812
- Period Classification
- Regency (1811-1820)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1812
- Production Person Initials
- John White
- Production Person Surname
- Abbott
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
