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Anthony Devis

Associated Names
Anthony Devis

Artist, British, 1729 - 1817

The image shows a landscape with a rocky hill in the center that appears to have castle ruins at the top. In the foreground, there are two figures with horses and another figure sitting nearby. Sloping hills can be seen on the left, leading into the distance. The color palette is predominantly muted with beige tones and hints of soft blue in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and gray ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.5 x 46.4 cm (13 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Fine Arts Society, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1955-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, March 5-25, 1961

1964

  • "Collectors' Choice," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, May 1964.

Bibliography

1961

  • Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, University of Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, Charlottesville, 1961, 13

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist 101

Wikidata ID

Q64536182

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