Fine Art
Arthur Devis

Arthur Devis

English, 1712–1787

Arthur Devis fue un pintor de retratos inglés activo durante el siglo XVIII. Es conocido por sus representaciones de la alta sociedad inglesa y sus contribuciones al género de las piezas de conversación. Devis nació en 1712 en Inglaterra y recibió su formación artística a principios de la década de 1730, probablemente bajo la influencia de los retratistas establecidos de su época. Se convirtió en miembro de la Academia Real en 1768, lo que marcó un reconocimiento significativo de su trabajo. Su carrera floreció a mediados del siglo XVIII y produjo numerosas obras que capturaron la vida social y las costumbres de la alta clase inglesa. Las obras principales incluyen 'La familia de Sir William Heathcote' y 'Los niños de Mr. y Mrs. William Hutton.' El estilo de Devis se caracteriza por su atención al detalle y el uso de la luz para crear un sentido de intimidad entre sus sujetos. Se le considera una figura significativa en el desarrollo del retrato inglés, particularmente en el género de la pieza de conversación.

37 obras de arte

Thomas Lister and Family at Gisburne Park, oil on canvas by Arthur Devis

Thomas Lister y familia en Gisburne Park

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Sir John Shaw and his family in a park at Eltham Lodge, Kent, oil on canvas by Arthur Devis

Sir John Shaw y su familia en el parque de Eltham Lodge, Kent

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Portrait of John Thomlinson and his family, oil on canvas by Arthur Devis

John Thomlinson y su familia

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A man in black attire leans against a balustrade, with his daughter in a pale dress beside him, both in a serene outdoor setting.

Un hombre desconocido con su hija

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A young man stands confidently with one hand on his hip and the other on a mossy rock, a small dog at his feet.

William Farington de Shawe Hall, Lancashire

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Children in a grand interior, with a girl in pink at the center and a boy's kite on the floor.

Niños en un interior

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A couple, traditionally identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hill, posed in a room with a teacup and a formal demeanor.

Una pareja, tradicionalmente identificada como el Sr. y la Sra. Hill

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A family portrait featuring Robert Gwillym, Elizabeth Gwillym, and their children arranged in front of Atherton Hall.

Robert Gwillym, Elizabeth Gwillym (de casada Atherton) y su familia

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A group of men with horses and dogs gathered on a green lawn in front of a stately house.

Leak Okeover, el reverendo John Allen y el capitán Chester en Okeover Hall, Staffordshire

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Two gentlemen in elegant coats and powdered wigs pose in a wooded landscape, with a small dog between them.

Robert Gwillym de Atherton y William Farington de Werden

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A seated gentleman with a book, a girl in a blue dress with a basket, and a boy fishing by a river.

Richard Moreton, Esq. de Tackley con su sobrino y sobrina John y Susanna Weyland

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A family portrait featuring figures arranged in an arc, with a patriarch holding a fishing rod and children engaged in play.

Una familia, tradicionalmente identificada como la familia Swaine de Fencroft, Cambridgeshire

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A poised couple in a well-furnished room, with the woman in a shimmering gown and a dog at their feet.

El Sr. y la Sra. Atherton

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A young man presents a game bird to a seated woman in a silvery gown, with an older man and a servant in a formal interior.

John Orde, su esposa, Anne Orde (de casada Marr), su hijo mayor, William, y un sirviente no nombrado

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A man in 18th-century attire stands before Table Mountain and Table Bay, holding a telescope.

Richard Beard Streatfield de Copford Lichfield, Staffordshire (1705–1770)

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A confident man in a library, gazing directly at the viewer, with a letter in hand and books behind him.

Un hombre desconocido en una biblioteca

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A man sits under a tree with a book on his knee, gazing at the viewer in a serene landscape.

Probablemente John Trevor, tercer barón Trevor, de St. Anne's Hill, Surrey, y Trevalyn Hall, Denbighshire (anteriormente T. Travers, Esq.)

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A poised couple in a sunlit room, with a man holding music and a woman at a keyboard instrument.

La canción de amor

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A gentleman in fine attire setting a net for partridges on a gentle slope, with a dog and scattered partridges nearby.

Retrato de un caballero que atrapa perdices

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A formal portrait of Mr. and Mrs. John Broadhurst standing in a landscape, with their hands nearly touching.

El Sr. y la Sra. John Broadhurst de Foston Hall, Derbyshire

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A formal portrait of an older man and a young boy in a park, with a dog in the foreground and a house in the background.

Retrato de John, segundo Lord Monson (1727-1774), y su hijo mayor, John (1753-1805), en los terrenos de Broxbornebury Park, Hertfordshire

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A serene park scene with a mother in blue tuning a lute, another woman in red with a child, and a girl with wildflowers.

Miembros de la familia Maynard en el parque de Waltons

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A woman in a silvery gown stands in a drawing room, poised with one hand on a chair and the other holding her skirt.

Una mujer desconocida en un salón

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A family portrait featuring John Bacon, Catherine Bacon, and their children in a formal setting.

John Bacon, Catherine Bacon (de casada Lowther) y sus hijos John, Charles, Catherine y Dorothy

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A young man in a blue-and-gold uniform stands confidently beside a cannon in a soft landscape.

Caballero con un cañón

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A man in a pale blue coat and gold-trimmed waistcoat leans against a tree stump in a lush landscape.

Sir John Shaw, 4º Bt. (1728–1779), de Eltham Lodge

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Portrait of a Man by Arthur Devis, oil on canvas, depicting a solemn man with a reflective expression.

Retrato de un hombre

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A young man in a gold-embroidered waistcoat poses elegantly with a hand on a chair, illuminated by soft daylight.

El conde de Tyrconnell

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A young man in blue and gold attire poses with a tricorn hat against a serene landscape.

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Alicia Maria Carpenter, Countess of Egremont, in a shimmering silk gown with golden embroidery, poised beside a small round table.

Alicia María Carpenter, condesa de Egremont

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A lady in a shimmering gown stands by a wooded path, gazing at the viewer with a distant manor and pond behind her.

Retrato de una dama en un paisaje

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A man seated at a table, gazing calmly at the viewer, with books in an open cabinet behind him.

Un hombre desconocido sentado a una mesa

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A couple in an elegant interior, with the woman in a pale silk dress and the man holding a book.

El Sr. y la Sra. Richard Bull

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A young woman gazes directly at the viewer, framed by a lace cap and silvery gown.

Retrato de una joven mujer

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Three men conversing by the River Dart, framed by a large tree and a dog at their feet.

Arthur Holdsworth conversando con Thomas Taylor y el capitán Stancombe junto al río Dart

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A woman in a blue silk gown holding a letter, set against a green garden and distant landscape.

Anne Streatfeild, de soltera Sidney, por (c 1710 1787)

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A formal portrait of a gentleman in a dark coat and a lady in a luminous gown, with a dog at her feet and a landscape in the background.

Retrato de Sir George y Lady Strickland en el parque de Boynton Hall

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