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Foster 980
- Record Id:
- 040-003281056
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003281052
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002ccb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 980
- Title:
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The potter, engaged in throwing a pot on a wheel, with various examples of his art around him. Painted at Shantipur, 1792.. Artist(s): Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822)
- Scope & Content:
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Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822)
The potter, engaged in throwing a pot on a wheel, with various examples of his art around him.
Painted at Shantipur, 1792.
Oil on canvas; 43.4 by 59 cm.
Purchased 1999.
Provenance: Biddulph family, as above; Sotheby’s 21 March 1979; private collection; Sotheby’s November 1999.
Exhibited R.A. (1796), as ‘A Koonar or Bungalee potter at his wheel’.
Engraved: 'A Pottery, with various utensils in general use'. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Wright, London, 1800.
Note: This is the painting greatly admired by William Baillie, who called it ‘a charming little picture’.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Oil Paintings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003281052
040-003281056 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur E62, F6, F840, F885, F980 : DEVIS, ARTHUR WILLIAM (1762-1822) A professional portrait and historical painter, son of the portrait…
Foster 980 : The potter, engaged in throwing a pot on a wheel, with various examples of his art around him. Painted at Shantipur, 1792..… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003281052[0004]/040-003281056
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E62, F6, F840, F885, F980
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1792
- End Date:
- 1792
- Date Range:
- 1792
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: oil paint; canvas
- Former Internal References:
- F 980
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Devis, Arthur William, painter, 1762-1822
- Subjects:
- Ceramics
Occupations
Potters
artists and craftsmen