Anthony DevisBritish, 1729View in Osterley Park with two children
May one see it?
Unknown
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
This view of Osterley Park was probably commissioned by Mrs Sarah Child (1741-93), the widow of Robert Child (1739-82) and is based on a drawing (Object Number 1949.88), in the Toledo Museum of Art. Devis is better known as a topographical draughtsman and the large number of his drawings in public collections throughout the United Kingdom testify to his extensive travels. He exhibited a small number of paintings at the Free Society of Artists and the Royal Academy of Art between 1761 and 1781.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- P.21-1949
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
