United Kingdom, India, China. 1774 - 1852
Portrait and figure painting and drawing
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1763 Preston, Lancashire, England - 1822. Known for: Portrait painting.
Arthur William Devis was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1763. He received his first instruction in art from his father, Arthur Devis, a painter of conversation pieces, with whom he is... Read full biography
Arthur William Devis was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1763. He received his first instruction in art from his father, Arthur Devis, a painter of conversation pieces, with whom he is sometimes confused. He made rapid progress, and obtained at an earlier age than usual the silver medal... Read full biography
Arthur William Devis was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1763. He received his first instruction in art from his father, Arthur Devis, a painter of conversation pieces, with whom he is sometimes confused. He made rapid progress, and obtained at an earlier age than usual the silver medal from Royal Academy and more importantly the good opinion of Sir Joshua Reynolds. When he was twenty years old he was appointed by the East India Company as draftsman to accompany Capt. Wilson on a voyage... Read full biography
Arthur William Devis was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1763. He received his first instruction in art from his father, Arthur Devis, a painter of conversation pieces, with whom he is sometimes confused. He made rapid progress, and obtained at an earlier age than usual the silver medal from Royal Academy and more importantly the good opinion of Sir Joshua Reynolds. When he was twenty years old he was appointed by the East India Company as draftsman to accompany Capt. Wilson on a voyage around the world. Their vessel was wrecked and they had to endure many hardships. Devis returned to England in 1795. He painted several historical pictures for Mr. Alex Davidson, also an excellent portrait of Nelson. His life was one of vicissitudes... Read full biography
Arthur William Devis was born in Preston, Lancashire, England in 1763. He received his first instruction in art from his father, Arthur Devis, a painter of conversation pieces, with whom he is sometimes confused. He made rapid progress, and obtained at an earlier age than usual the silver medal from Royal Academy and more importantly the good opinion of Sir Joshua Reynolds. When he was twenty years old he was appointed by the East India Company as draftsman to accompany Capt. Wilson on a voyage around the world. Their vessel was wrecked and they had to endure many hardships. Devis returned to England in 1795. He painted several historical pictures for Mr. Alex Davidson, also an excellent portrait of Nelson. His life was one of vicissitudes and difficulties and unfortunately he died of a stroke of apoplexy in 1822. Devis was an equal if not superior hi... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
Portrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
Arthur William DevisPortrait of the children of Benjamin Goldsmid, with a pony and a dog in a landscape
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The manufacture of paper at Patna, India
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Portrait of Colin Shakespeare
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Renaissance Christian religiouis painting, Virgin Mary and Saint figures, fresco
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Painting, copyist of his father's paintings
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