A figure on a country lane
‘Mamhead’ by John White Abbott, about 1809. Pen and ink on paper. Mamhead is a small village community near Kenton and Dawlish, in South Devon. Mamhead is surrounded by Haldon Forest and is known for its Mamhead House Estate. Abbott’s drawing depicts a view of a lane facing towards the coast, with the sea on the horizon.
John White Abbott (1763-1851) was born and educated in Exeter, where he also practised as a surgeon. Through his uncle, James White, he met Francis Towne who initially gave him drawing lessons and later became a sketching companion. Although White Abbott exhibited annually at the Royal Academy between 1793 and 1805, he never gave up his profession as a surgeon. In 1771 he made an extended tour out of the West Country travelling through Derbyshire, Lancashire, and the Lake District and up to Scotland.
John White Abbott (1763-1851) was born and educated in Exeter, where he also practised as a surgeon. Through his uncle, James White, he met Francis Towne who initially gave him drawing lessons and later became a sketching companion. Although White Abbott exhibited annually at the Royal Academy between 1793 and 1805, he never gave up his profession as a surgeon. In 1771 he made an extended tour out of the West Country travelling through Derbyshire, Lancashire, and the Lake District and up to Scotland.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 90/2007/8
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- pen and ink on paper
- Common Name
- A figure on a country lane
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- M(am)head May 16.1809
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Town
- Exeter
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1809
- Production Person Initials
- John White
- Production Person Surname
- Abbott
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
