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
Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex
by William Say, published by Edward Orme, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 30 September 1816
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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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by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 30 January 1816
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by James Godby, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1817
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by and published by James Fittler, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 8 April 1817
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by and published by James Fittler, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 8 April 1817
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Charles Mathews ('Portrait of Himself and as Representing Four Extraordinary Characters')
by Henry Meyer, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, 1817
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after George Henry Harlow
etching, (1818)
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by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
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by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
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by and published by William Henry Worthington, after George Henry Harlow
line engraving, published 1 May 1818
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Charles Kemble as Cromwell in Henry VIII
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Cribb, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
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Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow
by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
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Cecil Frances Howard (née Hamilton), Countess of Wicklow
by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1 February 1819
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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
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by and published by William Say, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1819
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by Samuel William Reynolds, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1820
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by Samuel William Reynolds, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1820
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by Thomas Woolnoth, after George Henry Harlow
stipple engraving, published 1822
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by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by George Lawford, after George Henry Harlow
mezzotint, published 1824
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