A gentleman out shooting with a spaniel

The artist was the son and pupil of the celebrated portrait painter Arthur Devis (c.1711-1787). He travelled to the East Indies as draughtsman to an expedition in 1782, and is perhaps most well-known for the success he achieved painting in India between 1785 and 1795. In addition to portraits, he executed a remarkable series of pictures illustrating the 'arts, manufactures and agriculture of Bengal'.