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[[File:George Mountford, Huntsman to the Quorn, and W. Derry, Whipper-In, at John O'Gaunt's Gorse, near Melton Mowbray.jpg|thumb|right|''George Mountford, Huntsman to the Quorn, and W. Derry, Whipper-In, at John O'Gaunt's Gorse, near Melton Mowbray'' by Richard Barrett Davis, 1836.]] |
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'''Richard Barrett Davis''', an animal and [[landscape art|landscape painter]], was born at [[Watford]] in 1782. He studied under [[William Evans (artist)|Evans of Eton]], under [[William Beechey|Beechey]], and in the schools of the [[Royal Academy]], where he first exhibited in 1802. He joined the [[Royal Society of British Artists|Society of British Artists]] in 1829, and was appointed [[animal painter]] to [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] in 1831. He died in 1854. Amongst his works are: |
'''Richard Barrett Davis''', an animal and [[landscape art|landscape painter]], was born at [[Watford]] in 1782. He studied under [[William Evans (artist)|Evans of Eton]], under [[William Beechey|Beechey]], and in the schools of the [[Royal Academy]], where he first exhibited in 1802. He joined the [[Royal Society of British Artists|Society of British Artists]] in 1829, and was appointed [[animal painter]] to [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] in 1831. He died in 1854. Amongst his works are: |
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Richard Barrett Davis, an animal and landscape painter, was born at Watford in 1782. He studied under Evans of Eton, under Beechey, and in the schools of the Royal Academy, where he first exhibited in 1802. He joined the Society of British Artists in 1829, and was appointed animal painter to William IV in 1831. He died in 1854. Amongst his works are:
- Mares and Foals from the Royal Stud. 1808.
- Going to Market. 1814.
- Horse Fair. 1821.
- Travellers attacked by Wolves, 1831.
- Near Virginia Water. (South Kensington Museum.)
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "DAVIS, Richard Barrett". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.[[Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, volume 1|]]
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