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George Henry Harlow

(1787-1819), Portrait painter

Sitter 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

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Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex, by William Say, published by  Edward Orme, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D42155

Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex

by William Say, published by Edward Orme, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 30 September 1816
NPG D42155

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D1158

Lord Byron

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
NPG D1158

Lord Byron, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D15811

Lord Byron

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
NPG D15811

Joseph Chamberlain, by James Godby, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D32826

Joseph Chamberlain

by James Godby, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1817
NPG D32826

Benjamin West, by and published by James Fittler, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D37816

Benjamin West

by and published by James Fittler, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 8 April 1817
NPG D37816

Benjamin West, by and published by James Fittler, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D37817

Benjamin West

by and published by James Fittler, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 8 April 1817
NPG D37817

Thomas Sherlock Gooch, 5th Bt, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D22573

Thomas Sherlock Gooch, 5th Bt

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after George Henry Harlow
etching, (1818)
NPG D22573

Thomas Stothard, by and published by William Henry Worthington, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D42058

Thomas Stothard

by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
NPG D42058

Thomas Stothard, by and published by William Henry Worthington, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D14449

Thomas Stothard

by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
NPG D14449

Thomas Stothard, by and published by William Henry Worthington, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D19000

Thomas Stothard

by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
NPG D19000

Charles Kemble as Cromwell in Henry VIII, by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by  William Cribb, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D36815

Charles Kemble as Cromwell in Henry VIII

by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Cribb, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
NPG D36815

Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow, by and published by William Say, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D37501

Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow

by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
NPG D37501

Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow, by and published by William Say, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D4785

Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow

by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
NPG D4785

Charles Mathews ('Portrait of Himself and as Representing Four Extraordinary Characters'), by and published by Henry Meyer, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D5228

Charles Mathews ('Portrait of Himself and as Representing Four Extraordinary Characters')

by and published by Henry Meyer, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1819
NPG D5228

Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bt, by and published by William Say, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D11351

Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Bt

by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1819
NPG D11351

Sir William Grant, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D2478

Sir William Grant

by Samuel William Reynolds, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1820
NPG D2478

Sir William Grant, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D20046

Sir William Grant

by Samuel William Reynolds, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1820
NPG D20046

Sir Robert Ker Porter, by Thomas Woolnoth, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D5548

Sir Robert Ker Porter

by Thomas Woolnoth, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1822
NPG D5548

Henry Bone, by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by  George Lawford, after  George Henry Harlow - NPG D31938

Henry Bone

by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by George Lawford, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1824
NPG D31938

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