John Abbot
ARTISTJohn Abbot was an American naturalist and artist. He was the first artist in the New World to create an extensive series of insect drawings and to show insects in all stages of development. In addition to more than 3,000 insect illustrations, he also produced drawings of birds and plants. To facilitate his work he collected a great number of insects and reared thousands more. He was considered one of the best insect illustrators of his era and his art and insect collections were sold to an eager market in London.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: John Abbot (entomologist) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
John Abbot, wall art & digital downloads
John Abbot (American, 1751–1840) has 2 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
John Abbot was an American naturalist and artist. He was the first artist in the New World to create an extensive series of insect drawings and to show insects in all stages of development. In addition to more than 3,000 insect illustrations, he also produced drawings of birds and plants. To facilitate his work he collected a great number of insects and reared thousands more. He was considered one of the best insect illustrators of his era and his art and insect collections were sold to an eager market in London.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of John Abbot's work on the site falls under Plants & Animals (2).
Culture: American (2).
By orientation: 2 portrait.
Other American artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- John Rubens Smith — 276 artworks
- Benjamin West — 266 artworks
- Thomas Sully — 171 artworks
- Charles Bird King — 152 artworks
- Gilbert Stuart — 144 artworks
- John Singleton Copley — 126 artworks
- John Trumbull — 88 artworks
- Charles Willson Peale — 85 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 2 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.
Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.