John White Abbott, Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road

John White Abbott

British · 1763–1851 · Painter, Draughtsman

John White Abbott was an English surgeon and apothecary in Exeter, remembered as a keen amateur painter in both watercolour and oils. His watercolours are close in style to… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John White Abbott, Berry Pomeroy Castle, watercolour and inkBerry Pomeroy CastleToovey's · £3,200≈ $4,155≈ €3,500Sign up to see
  2. John White Abbott, Untitled, pen and ink and grey washes 27 x 21.3cmUntitledSworders · £2,800≈ $3,872≈ €3,275Sign up to see
  3. John White Abbott, THE LOWER PART OF CORRA LINN, FALLS OF CLYDE, watercolour, pen and ink on paperTHE LOWER PART OF CORRA LINN, FALLS OF CLYDELyon & Turnbull · £2,772≈ $3,593≈ €3,297Sign up to see

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John White Abbott, Cattle Watering, pen and ink wash
Cattle Watering
Chorley's · Jul 15, 2026
£130Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, Woodland, Chudleigh, Devon, pen and ink and wash
Woodland, Chudleigh, Devon
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£220Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, The Avenue, pen and ink and wash on paper
The Avenue
Olympia Auctions · Oct 12, 2025
£340Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, Quentin Massys Well, Antwerp, Pencil and wash heightened with white
Quentin Massys Well, Antwerp
Elstob & Elstob · Mar 27, 2025
£70Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, HERMIT READING, watercolour and ink on paper
HERMIT READING
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 19, 2025
£529Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, STUDY OF TREES, ink and wash on two conjoined sheets of paper
STUDY OF TREES
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 19, 2025
£1,386Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, THE LOWER PART OF CORRA LINN, FALLS OF CLYDE, watercolour, pen and ink on paper
THE LOWER PART OF CORRA LINN, FALLS OF CLYDE
Lyon & Turnbull · Mar 19, 2025
£2,772Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, The Warren, Mouth Of The Exe, pen and ink and wash
The Warren, Mouth Of The Exe
Olympia Auctions · Oct 2, 2024
£480Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, Untitled, pen and ink and grey washes 27 x 21.3cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 15, 2021
£2,800Sign up free to see
John White Abbott, Berry Pomeroy Castle, watercolour and ink
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Toovey's · Sep 16, 2020
£3,200Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John White Abbott, Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road
Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road1810 · pen and black ink with gray wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John White Abbott, Peamore, Devon
Peamore, Devon1799 · wash and watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on eight joined sheets of laid paper, on the artist's original mount
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)
John White Abbott, Trees at Fordland, Devon
Trees at Fordland, Devon1841 · pen and gray ink with gray wash on heavy laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment Fund — Ope…
John White Abbott, An Italianate Landscape
An Italianate Landscape1800
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John White Abbott, Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road
Sheer Cliffs above a Coastal Road1810
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John White Abbott, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John White Abbott, Peamore, Devon
Peamore, Devon1799
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John White Abbott, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John White Abbott, The Old Lime Kilns near Topsham on the Exe, Devon
The Old Lime Kilns near Topsham on the Exe, Devon1808
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Ga…
John White Abbott, Chepstow Castle on the Wye, Monmouthshire
Chepstow Castle on the Wye, Monmouthshire1797
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust
John White Abbott, Trees Overhanging a Lake
Trees Overhanging a Lake1805
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John White Abbott, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John White Abbott, Canonteign
Canonteign1808
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John White Abbott, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John White Abbott, View from a Wood, Overlooking the River and Hills at Teignmouth, Devon
View from a Wood, Overlooking the River and Hills at Teignmouth, Devon1810
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John White Abbott, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John White Abbott, Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon
Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon1800 · watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Clev…

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