Arthur Devis
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Arthur Devis
by Arthur Devis
circa 1742-1744
3 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in. (90 mm x 65 mm) oval
NPG 6153
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An undocumented and previously unrecognised self portrait, NPG 6153 was identified by Ellen D’Oench who indicated a comparison with Devis’s self portrait miniature of c.1742, suggesting it might be a little later. [1]
Referenceback to top
Walker 1998
R. J. B. Walker, A Catalogue of paintings, drawings, engravings and sculpture in The Palace of Westminster compiled during 1959-77, 4 vols., 1988, [type-script in NPG archive], no.43.
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Brown eyes, powdered hair, wearing a light brown coat; brown background.
Provenanceback to top
Private collection, Newburyport, Me.; Marvin Sadik Fine Arts, Falmouth, Me., from whom purchased 1991.
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