The portrait (of which very few engravings exist) shows him standing with his head thrust forward belligerently and holding in one hand the strap with which he used to belabour junior boys who interrupted him in his work. It was a time-honoured joke to send unsuspecting new boys to provoke his wrath, and in his other hand is a piece of paper on which can just be discerned the words: Please give the bearer two measures of strap-oil. [Source: The Elizabethan December 1965 p386]. Three-quarter length, wearing a brown coat and a red tie Signed l.l.: Hayes pinxit
Hayes, John, 1786-1866Depicted full length, facing left; he sits upon a brown horse; he wears dark armour. To the right are a clump of trees, to the left a flat landscape.
Three-quarters length portrait; he is turned to the left, but is portrayed full face; he wears black academic dress and collar; in his left hand is a piece of paper, in the right a quill; the background is mostly red. Inscribed bottom right: 'E Champion Dec. 1876'.
Champion, Edward C., fl.1870-1883Three-quarters length portrait; seated on a fine Georgian II chair, with golden decoration; he wears a grey overcoat, grey britches, blue-grey hose, white cravat, white lace cuffs and a fine blue waistcoat; on a table to his left there is a quill standing in an inkwell, books and a piece of paper; a red curtain is draped behind this.
Hudson, Thomas, 1701-1779Rectangular miniature on ivory; Abbott is turned slightly to the right of the picture; he wears a black waistcoat, white blouse and cravat; to his right a pilaster column; to the left a brown curtain; he sits on a red chair. Inscribed top right:
Thomson, William JohnPencil and gouache on paper, an oval portrait; Abbot as Scholar in the Second Election; he faces towards the left, wearing a blue suit.
Downman, John, 1750-1824