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Devis, Arthur, 1711–1787
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1745
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18th century
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102
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127
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painting
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portrait
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boys
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Atherton
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England
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Wigan
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Atherton, Robert Vernon Gwillym (ca. 1741–1783)
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Gwillym, Elizabeth (née Atherton, 1721–1763)
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Gwillym, Jane (life dates unknown)
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Gwillym, Robert (ca. 1714–1776)
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Gwillym, Robert (life dates unknown), father of Robert Gwillym (ca. 1714–1776)
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Gwillym, William (life dates unknown)
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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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Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (Ferrara Galleries of Modern & Contemporary Art, 2001-02-25 - 2001-05-20)
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Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (The Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1999-10-22 - 2000-01-02)
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Canaletto to Constable: Paintings of Town and Country from the Yale Center for British Art (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1998-02-08 - 1998-04-26)
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Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
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Inventing Old Virginia : The Decline and Rise of a Pastoral Ideal (Virginia Historical Society, 2003-02-22 - 2003-06-15)
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Life in England 1750 - 1850 (Paul Mellon Arts Center, 1990-03-27 - 1990-05-21)
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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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The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Arthur Devis, 1712–1787
Robert Gwillym, Elizabeth Gwillym (née Atherton), and Their Family
1745 to 1747
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