Philip Dawe (c.1730 – 13 August 1832) was an English

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engraver, artist and political cartoonist. He is thought to have been born in

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in the 1730s, the son of a city merchant. He died in

Kentish Town Kentish Town is an area of northwest London, England, in the London Borough of Camden, immediately north of Camden Town, close to Hampstead Heath. Kentish Town likely derives its name from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterw ...

, London. He was married to Jane and they had six children, three of whom also became artists:

George Dawe George Dawe (6 February 1781 – 15 October 1829) 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. He relocated to Saint P ...

Henry Edward Dawe Henry Edward Dawe (1790–1848) was an English engraver and subject painter, the brother of the artist George Dawe. Life Dawe was born at Kentish Town, near London, in 1790. He was taught by his father, Philip Dawe, the engraver, and he also s ...

and James Philip Dawe. He was articled to Henry Morland Redgrave, Samuel: ''A Dictionary of Artists of the English School'' and godfather to his son

George Morland George Morland (26 June 176329 October 1804) was an English painter. His early work was influenced by Francis Wheatley, but after the 1790s he came into his own style. His best compositions focus on rustic scenes: farms and hunting; smugglers an ...

. 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 (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraving, engraver, pictorial social satire, satirist, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from Realism (visual arts), realistic p ...

. 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

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Halsey R.T.H: ''The Boston Port Bill as Pictured by a Contemporary London Cartoonist'' 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. In 1774, he produced his most well known work, "Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring and Feathering."

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* People from Kentish Town English engravers English cartoonists 1832 deaths Year of birth missing {{UK-cartoonist-stub