George Dawe
(1781-1829), History and portrait painterArtist associated with 45 portraits
George Dawe was an English portraitist who painted over three hundred portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleon's invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. He worked in Saint Petersburg from 1819, winning acclaim from the artistic establishment and complimentary verses by Pushkin. He was the son of Philip Dawe, mezzotint engraver, and brother of Henry Edward Dawe, also a portraitist.
replica by George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1813
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Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
attributed to George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1817
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, 1817
On display in Room 15 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by William Thomas Fry, after George Dawe
coloured engraving, based on a work of 1817
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Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1828
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Fictitious portrait called Lady Jane Grey
by George Dawe, after John Graham
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1795
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Alexander Abercromby, Lord Abercromby
by George Dawe, after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, published 1800
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by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, (1802)
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by and published by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 4 October 1802 (1802)
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by and published by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 March 1803
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by George Dawe, published by and after Andrew Robertson
mezzotint, published 10 May 1804
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by George Dawe, published by and after Andrew Robertson
mezzotint, published 10 May 1804
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by George Dawe, after Samuel Woodhouse
mezzotint, published 1805
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by George Dawe, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, published 1805
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by George Dawe, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, published 1805
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by George Dawe, after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, 1806
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by George Dawe, published by P. Garof, after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, published 1 May 1806
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Louisa (née Beresford, later Hope), Viscountess Beresford
by Henry Bone, after George Dawe
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, August 1812
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by Thomas Hodgetts, after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 1815
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Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
hand-coloured engraving, published 20 May 1816
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