The Painter of Tranquil Landscapes and Wedgwood’s Frog Born in the industrious town of Preston, Lancashire, in 1729, Anthony Devis emerged as a profound voice within the landscape painting tradition of eighteenth-century Britain. His life and career, spanning nearly six decades until his death in 1816, were defined by an unwavering dedication to the observation of the natural world. While his early years were shaped by the practicalities of his father’s carpentry trade—a background that likely instilled in him a foundational respect for precision and structure—his artistic soul was guided by…