Henry Edward Dawe (1790–1848) was an English engraver and subject painter, the brother of the artist

George Dawe George Dawe (6 February 1781 – 15 October 1829) was an English portraitist who painted 329 portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleon's invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. He relocated to Saint Pete ...

Life

Dawe was born at

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, near London, in 1790. He was taught by his father,

Philip Dawe Philip Dawe (c.1730 – 13 August 1832) was an English mezzotint engraver, artist and political cartoonist. He is thought to have been born in London in the 1730s, the son of a city merchant. He died in Kentish Town, London. He was married t ...

, the engraver, and he also studied in the schools of the

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. He assisted

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on his ''

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'', and

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ed many of his brother's portraits. As a painter, he exhibited at the

Society of British Artists The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy. History The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...

, of which he was elected a member in 1830. He died at

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in 1848.Bryan 1886–89

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* 1790 births 1848 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters English engravers People from Kentish Town 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub