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Source Description
This closely observed watercolor was made in Dartmoor—an expanse of moorland in southwest England capped with a series of more than 100 exposed granite hilltops known as "tors," ranging from the monolithic to the nondescript. John White Abbott chose a low vantage point that accentuated the looming immensity of the outcrop in whose shelter a herd of cows has converged. Almost austere in its lack of superfluous detail, this small sheet suggests the untamed quality of the Devon moors.
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163795
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Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon
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drawing
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1
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163795
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drawing
title
Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon
description
This closely observed watercolor was made in Dartmoor—an expanse of moorland in southwest England capped with a series of more than 100 exposed granite hilltops known as "tors," ranging from the monolithic to the nondescript. John White Abbott chose a low vantage point that accentuated the looming immensity of the outcrop in whose shelter a herd of cows has converged. Almost austere in its lack of superfluous detail, this small sheet suggests the untamed quality of the Devon moors.
date
1800
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79990428
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51907
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 16 x 24.7 cm (6 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.); Sheet: 17.9 x 26.9 cm (7 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
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England, 19th century
accession
2005.2
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watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing
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Leigh Tor Rocks at Poundsgate, near New Bridge on the Dart, Devon, 1800. John White Abbott (British, 1763–1851). Watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing; image: 16 x 24.7 cm (6 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.); sheet: 17.9 x 26.9 cm (7 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.200
collection
DR - British
didYouKnow
In addition to working as a watercolorist, John White Abbott served professionally as an apothecary and surgeon.
citations
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. "Quintessentially British." <em>Cleveland Art</em> (July/August 2007).
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 8-11; Reproduced: p. 9
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 52-53, 143, no. 15; Reproduced: p. 53
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Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art
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2026-05-29 08:30:55.983000
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163795
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DR - British
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watercolor with pen and black ink and traces of graphite underdrawing
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male
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