Philip Dawe (c.1730 – 13 August 1832) was an English

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engraver, artist and political cartoonist. He is thought to have been born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

in the 1730s, the son of a city merchant. He died in

Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town. Less than four miles north of central London, Kentish Town has good transport connections and is situated close to the ope ...

, London. He was married to Jane and they had six children, three of whom also became artists:

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 ...

, Henry Edward Dawe and James Philip Dawe. He was articled to Henry Morland Redgrave, Samuel: ''A Dictionary of Artists of the English School'' and godfather to his son

George Morland George Morland (26 June 176329 October 1804) was an English painter. His early work was influenced by Francis Wheatley, but after the 1790s he came into his own style. His best compositions focus on rustic scenes: farms and hunting; smugglers a ...

. It is said that Dawe was the only person to maintain a strong friendship with George Morland through both the ups and downs of the latter's life. Dawe's son, George, wrote a biography of Morland entitled ''The Life of George Morland with Remarks on His Works'' which was published in 1807. Philip Dawe also worked for some time under

William Hogarth William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like s ...

. Although he worked as an artist in his own right, Dawe's output largely comprised engravings of the work of others. He also produced satirical political cartoons leading up to the events of the

Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea ...

Halsey R.T.H: ''The Boston Port Bill as Pictured by a Contemporary London Cartoonist'' and is referred to in a book entitled ''The Boston Port Bill as Pictured by a Contemporary London Cartoonist'' by R.T.H. Halsey. These cartoons include "The Bostonians in Distress," "The Alternative of Williams-Burg," and "The Butcher’s Wife Dressing for the Pantheon." They were of a simple style but made acute observation and comment. In 1774, he produced his most well known work, "Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering."

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* People from Kentish Town English engravers English cartoonists 1832 deaths Year of birth missing {{UK-cartoonist-stub