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<p>‘The remains of Exeter castle’ by John White Abbott, about 1787-1809. Pen and ink on paper. Exeter Castle is shown in its ruined state, and sits at the highest point in Exeter City. It ceased to be a military fortress during the English Civil War in 1646. Few buildings remain, but Abbott illustrates the gatehouse entrance which still stands today, with much of the old curtain wall. 
</p><p>John White Abbott (1763-1851) was born and educated in Exeter, where he also practised as a surgeon. Through his uncle, James White, he met Francis Towne who initially gave him drawing lessons and later became a sketching companion. Although White Abbott exhibited annually at the Royal Academy between 1793 and 1805, he never gave up his profession as a surgeon. In 1771 he made an extended tour out of the West Country travelling through Derbyshire, Lancashire, and the Lake District and up to Scotland.
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Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund, MLA/V&amp;A Purchase Grant Fund (2000-2012) and the Friends of RAMM, 2007</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:John_White_Abbott" class="extiw" title="w:en:John White Abbott"><span title="British painter and surgeon (1763-1851)">John White Abbott</span></a>
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between 1787 and 1809 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1809-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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