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Portrait of Anthony Devis

Arthur Devis, c. 1747

Half-length portrait, almost minature in scale, depicting a young man of about eighteen years old. Anthony Devis (1729 - 1816) was the artist's half-brother, and the two worked together until Anthony established himself as an independent and successful landscape painter around 1760. The relaxed informality of the work in both mood and technique is seldom found in Arthur Devis' oeuvre.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Anthony Devis, c. 1747

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

12.7 x 9.5 cm

Grant

2880

Total cost

9600

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