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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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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Elizabeth ('Eliza') (née O'Neil), Lady Wrixon-Becher when Miss O'Neill as Juliet
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after George Dawe
engraving, published 20 May 1816
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Robert Cooper, after George Dawe
stipple and line engraving, (1817)
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by Edward Scriven, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after George Dawe
stipple and line engraving, published 17 November 1817
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Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Edward Dawe, after George Dawe
mezzotint, circa 1817
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by William Say, published by and after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 1 December 1817 (October 1817)
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Henry Edward Dawe, and by Thomas Hodgetts, after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 12 January 1818 (1817)
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Samuel William Reynolds, after and published by George Dawe
mezzotint, 10 March 1818 (1817)
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Samuel William Reynolds, after and published by George Dawe
mezzotint, 10 March 1818 (1817)
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Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by William Thomas Fry, published by and after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 6 April 1818 (1817)
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by Thomas Hodgetts, after and published by George Dawe
mezzotint, published 10 June 1818
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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Thomas Wright, published by and after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 24 May 1819
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Wright, after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 1819
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Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
after George Dawe
lithograph, circa 1819
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Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Woolnoth, after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 1820
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Princess Victoria, Duchess of Kent and Strathearn
by Thomas Woolnoth, after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 1820
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by James Godby, after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 1823
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by John Henry Robinson, after George Dawe
line engraving, published 1826
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by John Henry Robinson, after George Dawe
line engraving, published 1826
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by George Dawe, published by Francis Graves & Co, and published by James Macrone, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1 June 1836 (1802)
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
published by Welch & Gwynne, after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 15 March 1842
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by and printed by George Dawe
mezzotint, 1842 or after
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
by and published by George Dawe, after John Bacon the Younger
mezzotint, published 30 May 1803
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Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Thomas Hodgetts, after George Dawe
mezzotint, (1817)
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