The painting shows a man standing in a lush green landscape. He is elegantly dressed in an 18th-century outfit, consisting of a dark blue coat, a red waistcoat and knee-length breeches, with white stockings and black shoes. He appears to be holding strings or cords. To his right, guns and game birds are placed on the grass. A river can be seen flowing gently in the mid-level of the painting. Close by, there are tall trees with dense foliage, painted with detailed leaves. In the distance across the river, a house is visible nestled amongst more trees, and the landscape extends into softly…
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Portrait of a Gentleman Netting Partridges

Arthur Devis (British, 1712 - 1787)

1756

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 69.9 x 97.8 cm (27 1/2 x 38 1/2 in.) ; framed: 83.8 x 103.5 x 5.4 cm (33 x 40 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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