File:Portrait of Thomas Henry Davies (1751-1792) (by Arthur William Devis).jpg

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Portrait of Thomas Henry Davies (1751-1792) (by Arthur William Devis)

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English: Arthur William Devis (1763-1822)

Portrait of Thomas Henry Davies (1751-1792)

oil on canvas, painted as an oval

half length, wearing a brown coat and a white waistcoat

The sitter was the son of Thomas Davies of New House, Herefordshire, and his wife Mary Warburton. He travelled out to India and rose rapidly in prominence largely through his successful opposition to a Government bye-law which would have been to the detriment of the commercial community in Bengal. William Hickey wrote approvingly of him in his Memoirs: "He was eloquent, quick, and possessed of splendid natural talents improved by the best education and much reading". The Supreme Government of Calcutta nominated him to the post of Advocate-General, a post which he held with great distinction. He was also a friend of Warren Hastings. On 9th April 1788 he married Anna, daughter of Hugh Baillie of Monckton, Ayrshire
Date 18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2005/the-british-sale-paintings-drawings-and-watercolours-l05170/lot.46.html
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 London
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creator QS:P170,Q4800678

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