Henry Dawe

Who was Henry Dawe?

Henry Edward Dawe, an engraver and subject painter, was born at Kentish Town, near London, in 1790. He was taught by his father, Philip Dawe, the engraver, and he also studied in the schools of the Royal Academy. He assisted Turner in the 'Liber Studiorum,' and mezzotinted many of his brother's portraits. As a painter, he exhibited at the Society of British Artists, of which he was elected a member in 1830. He died at Windsor in 1848.