George Henry Harlow
(1787-1819), Portrait painterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
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
Unknown man, formerly known as George Henry Harlow
by Unknown artist
silhouette, 1780s or 1790s
NPG 4219
by George Henry Harlow
pencil and chalk, 1810
NPG 1333
by John Jackson, after George Henry Harlow
pencil, circa 1819, based on a work of circa 1818
NPG 782
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