安東尼·德維斯
英國地形風景畫家
安東尼·德維斯是一位英國風景畫家,尤其擅長水彩和油畫,主要在倫敦活動。 安東尼·德維斯出生於蘭開夏郡的普雷斯頓。他的父親也叫安東尼·德維斯,是當地的木匠和鎮議員。小安東尼是他父親與第二任妻子安妮·布萊克本所生的兩個兒子中的長子。他的父親在與第一任妻子埃琳·勞瑟梅爾的婚姻中也有兩個兒子,其中年長者是肖像畫家亞瑟·德維斯。小安東尼·德維斯終身未婚。 在1742年的普雷斯頓行會名冊中,小安東尼·德維斯被描述為倫敦的一位畫家,但沒有任何他的作品被確定日期早於1760年。在1760年至1780年間,他創作了許多風景畫,主要面向英格蘭北部的地主。他於1761年和1763年在自由藝術家協會展出畫作,並於1772年和1781年在皇家藝術學院展出。他的大多數畫作都是地形畫(描繪特定地點),儘管在其職業生涯後期,他也創作了一些包含古典元素的理想化景觀。 巧合的是,安東尼·德維斯的這項活動恰逢俄羅斯女皇葉卡捷琳娜大帝的興趣所在,她建造了一座宮殿,作為聖彼得堡與她在皇村的夏宮之間的中途驛站。該地點四周環繞著沼澤,新建的切斯梅宮(以俄羅斯海軍在切斯梅海戰中的勝利命名)也被稱為「La Grenouillère」(青蛙沼澤),源自該地最初的芬蘭語名稱Kekerekeksinen。葉卡捷琳娜委託英國瓷器製造商喬賽亞·韋奇伍德為她的新宮殿訂製了一套晚宴和甜點餐具。這套餐具可供五十人使用,最初由944件組成,飾有1,222幅風景畫。 The service was in "Queen's ware", Wedgwood's finest formulation of creamware or fine earthenware. Normally, large services for royalty were in porcelain, and an imperial order for a large earthenware service was a great coup. Its decoration was to feature hand-painted views of country houses from the British Isles in landscape settings and bore also a standard green frog device. Known subsequently as the Frog Service or "Green Frog Service", and produced in 1773-1774, it is regarded as one of the Wedgewood masterpieces and incidentally provides a valuable pictorial record of Britain at the period. The subjects include many of the finest British gardens of the day, ruined castles and abbeys, old manor houses, views over the Thames and numerous curiosities. A good number of these subjects were especially congenial to Catherine's interest in the Gothic revival. It is known that a number of the designs were drawn from Anthony Devis' work. Wedgwood lost a considerable amount in fulfilling the order, but the prestige compensated for this. 1780年,安東尼·德維斯退休至薩里郡吉爾福德附近的阿爾伯里府,在那裡他收藏了一批繪畫和奇珍異寶。他還在阿爾伯里附近的一座小山上建造了一間畫室。德維斯於1816年去世,安葬於阿爾伯里老教堂。
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Siblings
- Arthur Devis Elder
Artworks by this artist
- Coastal scene
- Waterfall and Tree Trunk
- Zahara
- Deer Resting in Albury Park after 1780
- Estuary with Castle and village
- Landscape with trees 1801
- Mr. Godschall’s House
- Landscape with Shepherd and Sheep
- Village Seen from Across a Lake
- Linmouth (Lynmouth)
- Landscape with seated man 18th century
- Landscape with stream in foreground
- A view of Windsor Castle and The Long Walk from Snow Hill
- American Deer
- Driving sheep to market
- Landscape near Watford, Herfordshire
- Lake and mountains
- Two Boys and a Dog in a Wood
- Herdsman driving Cattle