John White Abbott 1763-1851

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Description

John White Abbott
View of Morpeth, Northumberland
inscribed verso: Near Morpeth 15 June Evening.
pen and grey ink and watercolour over pencil, with original wash-line mount numbered verso: No 5

Provenance

by descent from the artist

Catalogue Note

The market town of Morpeth is in Northumberland, approximately sixteen miles north west of Newcastle. The present watercolour was drawn by White Abbott on his way to Scotland in the early summer of 1791