George Henry Harlow
(1787-1819), Portrait painterSitter associated with 3 portraits
Artist associated with 81 portraits
Harlow trained as a painter, first under Hendrik Frans de Cort, then under Samuel Drummond and finally with Thomas Lawrence. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1804, with a portrait of Dr Thornton, after which he concentrated on portrait painting. Harlow became highly regarded as a portrait painter, and was skilled in a variety of medium including oils, pencil, chalk and crayon. He produced many portraits of actors and actresses
by George Henry Harlow
pencil, 1800s
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by George Henry Harlow
pencil, circa 1805
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by George Henry Harlow
oil on canvas, engraved 1808
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Maria Rebecca Davison (née Duncan)
by Charles Turner, published by John Peter Thompson, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1809
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by George Henry Harlow
pencil and chalk, 1810
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attributed to George Henry Harlow
oil on canvas, circa 1810
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by George Henry Harlow
pencil and chalk, 1814
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by George Henry Harlow
pencil, 1814
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by George Henry Harlow
pencil heightened with red chalk, 1814
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by George Henry Harlow
oil on panel, circa 1817
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by John Jackson, after George Henry Harlow
pencil, circa 1819, based on a work of circa 1818
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by Frederick Richard Say, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after George Henry Harlow
lithograph, early 19th century
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by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1808
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1808
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1808
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Maria Rebecca Davison (née Duncan)
by Charles Turner, published by John Peter Thompson, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1809
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Maria Rebecca Davison (née Duncan)
by Charles Turner, published by John Peter Thompson, after George Henry Harlow
hand-coloured mezzotint, published 1809
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint with aquatint border, published 1809
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Maria Rebecca Davison (née Duncan)
by Charles Turner, published by John Peter Thompson, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1809
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, 1809
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by Charles Turner, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1809
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by Samuel Freeman, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1811
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after George Henry Harlow
etching, (1812)
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by Charles Turner, published by James Dunford, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 December 1812
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by George Henry Harlow
wash and pencil, 1812
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Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex
by Henry Meyer, published by Abraham Wivell, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 22 December 1813
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by Henry Meyer, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1813
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Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex
by Henry Meyer, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1813
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after George Henry Harlow
etching, (1814)
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by Henry Meyer, published by R. Barnard, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 March 1814
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by Henry Meyer, published by R. Barnard, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 March 1814
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by Henry Meyer, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1814
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after George Henry Harlow
etching, (1815)
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by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 4 June 1815
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by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 4 June 1815
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by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1815
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by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
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Harriett Litchfield (née Sylvester Hay)
by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 2 May 1816
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Harriett Litchfield (née Sylvester Hay)
by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 2 May 1816
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