Figures in a Wood, Topsham and the River Exe beyond

John White Abbott (1763-1851)
Figures in a Wood, Topsham and the River Exe beyond

Inscribed on reverse of original washline mount: Given to Francis Abbott/March 1, 1832
Pen and brown ink and watercolour
705 x 495 mm., 27 3/4 by 19 1/2 in.

Provenance:
Given by the artist to Francis Abbott, 1832;
By descent in the family of the artist until sold at Sotheby's, 11th November 1993, lot 86, where bought by the present owner

Exhibited:
Bristol City Art Gallery, John White Abbott, 1946, no.2

This watercolour dates from circa 1800. The viewpoint is the same as in an oil painting of 1808, `The Old Lime Kilns near Topsham on the Exe' in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.