painter, draughtsman, and portraitist Arthur Devis (1712-1787)
Thomas Anthony Devis (brother) ; Anthony Devis (uncle) ;
taught by his father; studied since 1774 at Royal Academy in London ;
England, UK
Jaume Saint-Hilaire: Exposition familles nat. plantes 1805; George Keate: An account of the Pelew Islands, London 1788; W. A. Devis: Arts, Manufactures and Agriculture of Bengal; John Biddulph of Ledbury; D. John Augustus Atkinson: journey to Belgium, Waterloo ;