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John White Abbott

On Lock Awe

Description

Maker

John White Abbott (British, 1763-1851)

Title

On Lock Awe

Year

1791

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • watercolor,
  • brush and wash,
  • and graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • watercolor,
  • brush and wash,
  • and graphite on paper

Materials

watercolor, pen and ink, wash technique

Supports

  • Off-white paper,
  • laid down

Dimensions

18.9 x 23.8 cm (7 7/16 x 9 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed verso in brown ink:On Loch Awe -JWA - June 29, 1791 ; in UR in same:No 27.In pen on Fine Art Society label:On Loch Awe - John white Abbott (1763-1851) 8248 - April 1966

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

72.171.48

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

John White Abbott (British, 1763-1851)
On Lock Awe, 1791
Pen and ink, watercolor, brush and wash, and graphite on paper
18.9 x 23.8 cm (7 7/16 x 9 3/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 72.171.48

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