George Dawe
1781–1829 · English · 31 artworks
NeoclassicismFormal portraitureIdealized representationEmphasis on rank and status through costume and poseUse of classical elementsDetailed rendering of facial features
artist bio
George Dawe was an English portrait artist who gained fame in Russia for his portraits of Russian generals who participated in the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for his work in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, which features over 300 portraits he painted.
what you'll learn
Studying Dawe's work allows students to understand the conventions of Neoclassical portraiture, including idealized depictions and symbolic elements. Students can also learn about the historical context of the Napoleonic Wars and the role of portraiture in commemorating military figures.
31 artworks
Portrait of Burkhard Maksimovich Berg, Russian Lieutenant General
1825
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Semyon Davydovich Panchulidzev, Russian General
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Portrait of Pyotr I. Ivelich
1825
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Vasily Dimitiyevich Ilovaysky, Russian Lieutenant General
1825
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Pyotr Ivanovich Ivelich, Russian General
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Adam Ozharowsky, Russian General
1825
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Pavel Vasil'evich Golenistchev-Kutuzov, Russian General, Military Governor of St.-Petersburg
1824
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Ivan Alexandrovich Nabokov, Russian General
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Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
1829
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Dmitry L'vovich Ignatyev, Russian General
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Portrait of Ivan Vasilievich Argamakov
1828
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Nikolay Diomidovich Myakinin, Russian General
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Portrait of Pavel A. Stroganov
1825
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Landgraf Ernest Konstantin Von Gessen-Filipstal, Russian General of the Cavalry
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Portrait of Nikolai M. Borozdin
1825
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Elizaveta Alexeevna in diademe
1824
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Portrait of Pavel Golenishchev Kutuzov
1825
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Andrey Ivanovich Gudovich, Russian Major General
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Vasily IvanovichGarpe, Russian Major General
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Antoine-Henri Jomini, Russian General
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Yakov Yegorovich Gine, Russian General
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Portrait of Fyodor I. Talyzin
1825
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Portrait of Ivan A. (Johann Georg) Von Lieven
1825
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Portrait of Grand Duke Nikolai Pavlovich
1820
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Portrait of Karl I. Bistrom
1824
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Alexandr Francevich Misho, Russian General
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Count F. A. Tolstoy
1827
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Boris Yakovlevich Knyazhnin, Russian General
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Kirill Fyodorovich Kazachkovsky, Russian General
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Ivan Grigoryevich Geydenrejh, Russian General
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