George Dawe (1781-1829), History and portrait painter
Artist associated with 43 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
NPG 9
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
attributed to George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1817
NPG 1581
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, 1817
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 51
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I
by William Thomas Fry, after George Dawe
coloured engraving, (1817)
NPG 1530
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover
by George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1828
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3309
Fictitious portrait called Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)
by George Dawe, after John Graham
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1795
NPG D11096
Alexander Abercromby, Lord Abercromby
by George Dawe, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1800
NPG D7130
by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, (1802)
NPG D8387
by and published by George Dawe, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 4 October 1802 (1802)
NPG D8414
by George Dawe, published by and after Andrew Robertson
mezzotint, published 10 May 1804
NPG D37699
by George Dawe, published by and after Andrew Robertson
mezzotint, published 10 May 1804
NPG D37700
by George Dawe, after Samuel Woodhouse
mezzotint, published 1805
NPG D32399
by George Dawe, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, published 1805
NPG D1966
by George Dawe, after Thomas Gibson
mezzotint, published 1805
NPG D1967
by George Dawe, after Sir Henry Raeburn
mezzotint, 1806
NPG D34900
Eliza, Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
hand-coloured engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35813
Eliza, Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
hand-coloured engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35814
Eliza, Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
engraving, published 20 May 1816
NPG D35815
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Robert Cooper, after George Dawe
stipple and line engraving, (1817)
NPG D33516
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by William Say, published by and after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 1 December 1817 (October 1817)
NPG D18711
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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