Background
She came from an artistic family - her father Arthur was known for his "conversation pieces" and her brother Arthur for historical portraits.
She came from an artistic family - her father Arthur was known for his "conversation pieces" and her brother Arthur for historical portraits.
According to Carol Percy, The Accidence “seems to have been the first English grammar directed exclusively to a female audience.” Despite being written for girls, Devis’s grammar was recommended by her peers as a general introduction to Robert Lowth’s Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762). While Devis was mistress of the Queen's Square school it was known as “the Young Ladies Eton.”.