George Dawe
George Dawe (born February 8, 1781 in London , † October 15, 1829 in Kentish Town ) was an English painter .
Life
Dawe was primarily a portrait painter . At the age of 13 he made copperplate engravings of Queens Elizabeth and Mary after paintings by John Graham . His first painting Achilles at the death of Patroclus was awarded the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1803 ; This was followed in 1804 by Noemi and her two daughters-in-law , in 1809 a scene from Cymbeline , Andromache and the portrait of Thomas Hope's wife . The latter made the artist popular.
After traveling for three years in the entourage of Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn , he portrayed several of the princes and statesmen gathered there at the Aachen Congress in 1818.
Appointed court painter by the Russian Emperor Alexander I , he painted 329 portraits of Russian generals of the Patriotic War in Saint Petersburg in 1812 for the Military Gallery (Военная галерея) in the Winter Palace of the Hermitage . His portraits gained great popularity in Russia, and Alexander Pushkin dedicated verses of praise to him.
To restore his health, he returned to England in the spring of 1829, where he died shortly afterwards.
Selection of works
Emperor Alexander I.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dawe, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1829 |
| Place of death | Kentish Town |