File:Portrait of Emily Shakespear (by Arthur William Devis).jpg

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Portrait of Emily Shakespear (by Arthur William Devis)

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English: Arthur William Devis (London 1762 - 1822)

Portrait of Emily Shakespear, full-length, sitting on a bench under a tree by the Hooghly river in India, holding a book

oil on canvas: 94.2 x 73.8 cm.; 37⅛ x 29 in.

A label on the reverse of this painting identifies the sitter as Miss Emily Shakespeare, the sister of Colin Shakespear, who was post-master General in Calcutta and painted by Arthur William Devis in circa 1790.
Date 18-th century
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/town-country-a-private-collection/portrait-of-emily-shakespear-full-length-sitting
Author
Arthur William Devis  (1762–1822)  wikidata:Q4800678
 
Alternative names
W. Devis; A. W. Devis; Devis; A.W. Devis
Description British painter
English painter of history paintings and portraits. He was appointed draughtsman in a voyage projected by the East India Company in 1783, under Captain Henry Wilson, in which he was wrecked on the Pelew Islands before proceeding to Canton and thence to Bengal. He painted portraits and historical subjects, sixty-five of which he exhibited (1779–1821) at the Royal Academy.
Date of birth/death 10 August 1762 Edit this at Wikidata 11 February 1822 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q4800678
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