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Romney, George, 1734–1802
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Devis, Arthur, 1711–1787
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Drawings & Watercolors
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Paintings
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male
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unknown
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18th century-19th century
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graphite
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wove paper
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brown ink
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oil paint
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drawing
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figure study
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Ramus, Benedetta
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Exhibition History
Arthur Devis (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, 1983-11-25 - 1984-01-29)
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Arthur Devis (National Portrait Gallery, 1983-10-01 - 1983-11-12)
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The Conversation Piece - Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-10-01 - 1980-11-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth, B.A. 1938, to the Yale University Art Gallery
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Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
A Family, Traditionally Identified as the Swaine Family of Fencroft, Cambridgeshire
1749
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Couple Examining a Book
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George Romney, 1734–1802
Sibyl
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Benedetta Ramus
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