Philip Dawe
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Philip Dawe was an English mezzotint
engraver, artist and political cartoonist who is thought to have been born in the 1730s, the son of a city merchant in London
. He died 13 August 1832 in Kentish Town
, London. He was married to Jane and they had 6 children, 3 of whom also became artists : George Dawe
born 6 February 1781 in Piccadilly
, Henry Edward Dawe born 24 September 1790 in Kentish Town and James Philip Dawe born 26 September 1795 in St Pancras
.
He was articled to Henry Morland and godfather to his son George Morland
. 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
. 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
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.
Mezzotint
Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple...
engraver, artist and political cartoonist who is thought to have been born in the 1730s, the son of a city merchant in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He died 13 August 1832 in Kentish Town
Kentish Town
Kentish Town is an area of north west London, England in the London Borough of Camden.-History:The most widely accepted explanation of the name of Kentish Town is that it derived from 'Ken-ditch' meaning the 'bed of a waterway'...
, London. He was married to Jane and they had 6 children, 3 of whom also became artists : George Dawe
George Dawe
George Dawe 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...
born 6 February 1781 in Piccadilly
Piccadilly
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
, Henry Edward Dawe born 24 September 1790 in Kentish Town and James Philip Dawe born 26 September 1795 in St Pancras
St Pancras
-Saints:* Pancras of Taormina, martyred in 40 AD in Sicily* Pancras of Rome, the saint martyred c.304 AD after whom the following are directly or indirectly named-United Kingdom:* St Pancras, London, a district of London...
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He was articled to Henry Morland and godfather to his son George Morland
George Morland
George Morland was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes.-Life:Morland was born in London, the 3rd son of Henry Robert Morland , artist, engraver and picture restorer...
. 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
William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects"...
. 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
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
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.