Anthony Thomas Devis

Anthony Devis (Preston 1729-1817 Albury) A traveller and two goats on a hillside path with a ruined castle beyond pencil, pen and grey ink and coloured washes 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.); A watercolour of the Thames at Richmond Bridge by Cornelius Varley; A watercolour of Windsor Castle seen from the Thames by D.L. Henriques; and A tree study, attributed to Thomas Shotter Boys (4) the second with The Forge House Gallery, Cookham, Berkshire.

Anthony Devis (British, 1729-1817) View of Bassenthwaite, Cumbria; and Girl with a Parasol by an Urn in a Park the first inscribed lower left with title pencil (two) h:20 w:26 cm Provenance: The Little Gallery, 5 Kensington Church Street, London, W8. From the collection of Anthony Jennings. Estimate £400-600 One tiny foxing spott in the sky upper right, otherwise fine. Girl with a Parasol is 14 x 13cm.

Anthony Devis (Preston, Lancashire 1729-1817 Albury) Figures on a rocky outcrop in an extensive landscape (illustrated);and The ruins of Houlton Castle, Cheshire the first black and white chalk, on blue paper; the second penciland watercolour, on paper 8¾ x 12 in. (14 x 20.3 cm.); and Four drawings including: A farm;Abbey ruins; Figures on the coast; and A drawing of a castle keep,all attributed to the same hand, one framed (6)

Anthony Devis (Prestwood 1729-1816Albury) A view of the Bishop's Palace, Farnham Castle,with elegant figures playing bowls in the foreground oil on canvas 63.3 x 77.5cm (24 15/16 x 301/2in). Request Condition Report Footnote: PROVENANCE: Rafael Valls Fine Paintings, London, 1975, whence acquired by thecurrent owner LITERATURE: Sir Charles Peers, Victorian County History of Surrey , 1905,vol. II, pp. 599-605 Country Life , 23 and 30 December 1939 Etienne Robo, Medieval Farnham (Farnham, 1935) When the present work was executed Farnham Castle belonged to theSee of Winchester, although by 1952 it was partly used as a palaceby the Bishop of Guildford. Devis's painting shows the Castle withBishop Foxe's brick tower which was built in the early sixteenthcentury.

Essentially in very good clean condition, a little fly dirt on the work but otherwise fine, in an old washline mount with slim gilt frame with Manning Galleries label verso. Provenance: from the Manning Estate. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.