Jul 21
Abraham Cann, the Last Champion in Devon Style Wrestling
Artist: Attributed to Henry Caunter (1808-188)
Date: c. 1846-1850
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, England
Description
Abraham Cann (1794 - 1864), was born at Colebrooke, near Crediton. Cann was the son of Robert Cann, a farmer and a wrestler in Devonshire, and his wife, Mary.
Inheriting from his father a love of play, he defeated John Jordan, Flower, Wreyford, Simon Webber, and the other good wrestlers in Devonshire, and carried off the prizes at all the places where he became a competitor.
