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Devis, Arthur, 1711â1787
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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, Bequest of John Davis Skilton, Jr.
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Arthur Devis, 1712â1787
Gentleman with a Cannon
1741
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