Arthur Devis

British · 1712–1787 · Painter, Draughtsman

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The Brydges Children, Boy with Cricket Bat, Girl with Basket of Flowers, mid 18th CenturyDavidson Auctions · Mar 2023A$17,500≈ $11,711≈ £9,568≈ €10,928Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Dec 2020£5,500≈ $7,400≈ €6,111Sign up to see
Portrait of a gentleman leaning against a painted chair on a terraceBrunk Auctions · Nov 2025$6,500≈ £4,944≈ €5,616Sign up to see

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English painter (1712-1787)

Born 1712, PrestonDied 1787, BrightonOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q3286189 ↗ULAN 500115440 ↗Museum works 12

Also known as 1708 - 1787, a. devis, Devis, devis a., devis a.w., Portrait painter Arthur Devis, sen. Devis

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Arthur Devis, Portrait of a Gentleman Netting Partridges — **Portrait of a Gentleman Netting Partridges**1756 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Arthur Devis, Members of the Maynard Family in the Park at Waltons — **Members of the Maynard Family in the Park at Waltons**c. 1755/1762 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Arthur Devis, Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart — **Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart**1757 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Arthur Devis, Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife — **Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife**ca. 1756–58 · Black and white chalk and black ink on blue laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Jeffrey L. Berenson Gift, 2004 — Op…

Arthur Devis, Alicia Maria Carpenter, Countess of Egremont — **Alicia Maria Carpenter, Countess of Egremont**1745
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Arthur Devis, John Thomlinson and His Family — **John Thomlinson and His Family**1745
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Arthur Devis, Sir John Shaw and his Family in the Park at Eltham Lodge, Kent — **Sir John Shaw and his Family in the Park at Eltham Lodge, Kent**1761
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Arthur Devis, Thomas Lister and Family at Gisburne Park — **Thomas Lister and Family at Gisburne Park**1740
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Arthur Devis, Portrait of a Man — **Portrait of a Man**1763
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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