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Arthur Devis (19 February 1712 – 25 July 1787) was an English painter whose father, Anthony, was progenitor of what became a family dynasty of painters and writers. The place of Arthur Devis in art history is generally as painter of the type of portrait now called a conversation piece. After moving to London and apprenticeship to a Flemish topographical…
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| Pannini | instance of | apparently copying views of Italy by artists | 0.80 | text |
| Marco Ricci | instance of | apparently copying views of Italy by artists | 0.80 | text |
| an elaborate carpet or ceramics on a mantelpiece.It is a commonplace to describe the figures in Devis's paintings as | instance of | but arising from it is the possibility suggested that one aspect of Devis's practice was to have paintings of figures in such interiors ready prepared in his studio and requirin… | 0.80 | text |
| Joshua Reynolds | instance of | In common with other artists of his time | 0.80 | text |
| Thomas Gainsborough | instance of | In common with other artists of his time | 0.80 | text |
| Devis possessed a number of articulated lay-figures which could be clothed in the latest fashions | instance of | In common with other artists of his time | 0.80 | text |
| so posed as to save his sitters the inconvenience of frequently visiting his studio | instance of | In common with other artists of his time | 0.80 | text |
| Arthur Devis | related to Biography | Preston | 0.60 | section |
| Arthur Devis | related to Biography | Lancashire | 0.60 | section |
| Arthur Devis | related to Biography | Anthony Devis | 0.60 | section |
| Arthur Devis | related to Biography | It | 0.60 | section |
| Arthur Devis | related to Biography | Devis | 0.60 | section |
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