Arthur William Devis (1762-1822)
Ploughing , c. 1792 - 1795
Oil on panel
45.7 x 61 cm., 18 x 24 in.
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Provenance
Painted in either Santipur, Tamluk or around Calcutta, 1792-1795
Acquired directly from the artist by Lord John Biddulph of Ledbury between 1802 and 1810; thence by descent
Eyre & Hobhouse, London
Collection of the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava
Exhibitions
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, 1937
Eyre & Hobhouse, Arthur William Devis, An Exhibition of oil paintings 'Arts and Manufacturers of Bengal ', 25 September - 19 October 1979, No. 10
Literature
Sydney H. Paviere, Walpole Society, plate XLVIa; Connoisseur, no.812, (titled as Indian Manufacturers, Treading Out the Corn )