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Devis, Arthur, 1711–1787
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1750
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Hill, Anna Barbara, daughter and heir of Thomas Medlycote of Cottingham, Northamptonshire, wife of George Hill
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Hill, George (ca. 1716–1808), lawyer and eccentric
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, 2007-10-20 - 2008-01-27)
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An American's Passion for British Art - Paul Mellon's Legacy (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Juxtapositions (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-11-19 - 1998-01-04)
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No More Fog at the Channel - Holbein to Hockney - 500 Years of British Art (Fundación Juan March, 2012-10-05 - 2013-01-20)
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Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
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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, Paul Mellon Collection
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Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
A Couple, Traditionally Identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hill
between 1750 and 1751
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