Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John White Abbott, 1763–1851, British
Title:
The Warren near Exmouth, Devon: Steep Cliffs Rising at Right, Sea and Rocky Shore at Left
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gray wash, pen and gray ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on sheet attached to mount in pen and gray ink, lower center: "The Warren"; in graphite, lower center: "Sept 1 1810"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "Warren"; in graphite, lower right: "145(6)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5640
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beach | sea | cliffs | estuary | shore (landform) | rocks (landforms) | coast | landscape | waves (natural events)
Associated Places:
England | Dawlish Warren | Devon | United Kingdom | River Exe | Exmouth
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9993