Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart

Provenance

Painted for Arthur Holdsworth [1733-1777], Mount Gilpin and Widdicombe House, Kingsbridge, Devon; by descent to Captain Frederick Holdsworth; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 April 1921, no. 2, bought in); by descent to his sister, Mrs. Cuthbert Lucas; (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 6 November 1959, no. 71, repro.); (Thos. Agnew & Sons, London); sold 1960 to Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1983 to NGA.

Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart

Devis, Arthur

1757

Accession Number

1983.1.40

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 127.6 x 102.1 cm (50 1/4 x 40 3/16 in.) | framed: 144.8 x 119.7 x 6.3 cm (57 x 47 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection