Gallery of the Masters 
Arthur Devis
1712-1787 England/Rococo
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Brief Biography-Arthur Devis from Preston left for London in 1728 to work for the Flemish sporting artist Peter Tillemans. He studied with Tillemans’ copying artists, such as Giovanni Paolo Pannini and Jan Frans van Bloemen. His works exhibit an influence from Tillemans. He became a recognised portraitist in London by the 1740s, which lasted until 1760, when his style was considered outdated. He was made the president of the Free Society of Artists, during which time he made a living from art restoration. In 1783, he settled in Brighton, where he lived for the rest of his life. |
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An Unknown
Man
Children in
an Interior
Gentleman
with a Cannon
John Orde-His
Wife Anne-
Robert Gwillym
of Atherton-
Mr and Mrs
Hill
Mr and Mrs
Atherton
The John
Bacon Family
A Lady in a
Drawing Room
Swaine Family
of Fencroft
Alicia and Jane
Clarke
Leak Okeover-
Reverend John Allen
Sir George and
Lady Strickland-
An Unknown Man
in a Library
Sir Thomas Cave
Bt and his Family
Anne Streatfeild
nee Sidney-
Arthur Holdsworth
conversing -
Juliana
Penn
John Trevor-Third
Baron Trevor-
Mr and Mrs
Richard Bull
Sir Nathaniel and
Lady Caroline
Sir Roger Newdigate
in the Library
The
Duet
Triptych-Mr Peter
Ducane
Triptych-Mrs Mary
Ducane-nee Norris
The Ducane
Children
Unknown Boy in
a Landscape
William Farington
of Shawe Hall
An Unknown Man
Seated at a Table
