Philip Dawe

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"The Macaroni. A real Character at the late Masquerade", mezzotint by Philip Dawe, 1773

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

Henry Edward Dawe
and James Philip Dawe.

He was articled to Henry Morland [2] 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.[3] 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.[2] 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[4] 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."

Notes

  1. Redgrave, Samuel
    : A Dictionary of Artists of the English School
  2. ^ a b Redgrave, Samuel: A Dictionary of Artists of the English School
  3. ^ Dawe, George: The Life of George Morland with Remarks on His Works
  4. ^ Halsey R.T.H: The Boston Port Bill as Pictured by a Contemporary London Cartoonist

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