Mr and Mrs Atherton, a
conversation piece completed c. 1743 by the British painter
Arthur Devis (1712–1787). A student of the Flemish painter
Peter Tillemans, Devis began his career as a
landscape artist but had gravitated to
portrait painting and established a studio in
London by 1737. After a period of some success, he was unable to compete with fellow portraitists such as
Joshua Reynolds and
Johan Zoffany and focused on restoring paintings.Painting:
Arthur Devis
Mr and Mrs Atherton, a
conversation piece completed c. 1743 by the British painter
Arthur Devis (1712–1787). A student of the Flemish painter
Peter Tillemans, Devis began his career as a
landscape artist but had gravitated to
portrait painting and established a studio in
London by 1737. After a period of some success, he was unable to compete with fellow portraitists such as
Joshua Reynolds and
Johan Zoffany and focused on restoring paintings.Painting:
Arthur Devis