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Arthur Devis

Arthur Devis

Arthur Devis, Portrait of Anthony Devis (c. 1729-1816), c. 1745

Arthur Devis

Portrait of Anthony Devis (c. 1729-1816), c. 1745
Oil on canvas
5 x 3 3/4 in. (12.7.x 9.5 cm)
Inscribed verso ''Anthony Devis painted by Arthur Devis''
Philip Mould & Co.
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Provenance

Mrs C. Tupper;
her sale Christie's May 22nd 1936 wrongly as Arthur William Devis;
Thomas Agnew and Son;
Private Collection, London.

Literature

Stephen Sartin Polite Society by Arthur Devis Catalogue of the exhibition Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston and National Portrait Gallery, London, 1983, p. 70 sub., catalogue 64.
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