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Henry Dawson Figurative Paintings

British, 1811-1878
Although a student of James Baker Pyne (1800-1870), the majority of Henry Dawson’s art instruction came from studying the landscapes of J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Dawson’s fine draftsmanship and colouring earned him a considerable reputation among many influential British artists before he ever exhibited at the major London galleries. Between 1838 and 1875 Henry Dawson exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and the Royal Society of British Artists, to which he was elected a full member in 1875. During this period, his fame earnt him the patronage of two of the most important art collectors of Victorian Britain; James Orrock and John Burton, owners of numerous paintings by J.M.W. Turner. Following the death of the latter in 1851, John Burton told Henry Dawson that his “powers are not equalled by any living or working man." In 2000 Dawson's 1857 painting of a sunset over ‘The New Houses of Parliament, Westminster’ sold at Phillips in London for £185,000. Today, works by Dawson feature in the collections of the Walker Gallery in Liverpool and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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Artist: Henry Dawson
Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Evening Summer Sunset on the English Coast
Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Evening Summer Sunset on the English Coast

Large 19th Century Oil Painting of Evening Summer Sunset on the English Coast

By Henry Dawson

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Crepuscular Rays’ by Henry Dawson RBA (1811-1878). The painting – which depicts shipping off the English coast at sunset – is signed by the artist and dated 1863. We only offer ori...

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Mid-19th Century English School Henry Dawson Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Large 19th Century English Victorian Coast Landscape Oil Painting Mermaid Beach
Large 19th Century English Victorian Coast Landscape Oil Painting Mermaid Beach

Large 19th Century English Victorian Coast Landscape Oil Painting Mermaid Beach

By Henry Dawson

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Mermaid Beach’ by Henry Dawson RBA (1811-1878). The painting – which depicts a girl waiting for fishermen to unload their catch at Folkstone, with the White Cliffs of Dover in the background – is signed by the artist with monogram and presented in a fine English water-gilded landscape frame. The title of the painting refers to both the shape of the beach – which resembles the tail of mermaid - and to the young fish seller with the creel basket...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Henry Dawson Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Women in a Landscape - British Victorian art figurative landscape oil painting
Women in a Landscape - British Victorian art figurative landscape oil painting

Women in a Landscape - British Victorian art figurative landscape oil painting

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This charming Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted British artist Henry Dawson. It was painted circa 1850, when Dawson was working in London, producing some of his best works...

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19th Century Realist Henry Dawson Figurative Paintings

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