Photo (by merodolph (talk) 00:09, 26 may 2014 (utc)) of photo of arthur devis (1712-1787), 44 x 40 inch, oil painting, the love song or the duet, 1749, of members of challoner, aynscombe, smith, bisse, or associated family. Thomas-chaloner bisse-challoner hung this on the stairs at portnall park, virginia water. Note this painting has a most remarkable 1740s frame. Other information
arthur devis, 44 x 40 inch, oil on canvas painting, the love song or the duet, 1749, of members of challoner, aynscombe, smith, bisse, or associated family, now in victoria and albert museum, kensington, london. Provenance:
by descent to col. Thomas-chaloner bisse-challoner, of portnall park, from either his mother, mrs bisse (d. 1816); or his great-aunt lydia challoner (d. 1803); or his aunt mrs barnard (d. 1842); or his uncle william townsend (d. 1823); or one of his aynscombe cousins (d. 1799/1828/1841/1849), or perhaps from one of the other descendants or associates by marriage of robert smith. Thence to challoner's brother-in-law, rev. Henry jerome de salis, then to his eldest son rodolph, to his brother cecil, who sold it at christie's king street, 11 march 1932, lot 97, £2,415 to ?;
ernest e. Cook;
v & a. , 1955. Object Type: painting. Date: 1749.
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