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Dow George- (Dawe) (1781 1829), English painter. In 1819 29 he worked in St. Petersburg. Completed (with the help of Russian painters V. A. Golike and A. V. Polyakov) 329 full-length portraits of heroes Patriotic War 1812 and campaigns 1813 14 (including... ... Art encyclopedia

Dow George- (1781 1829) English portrait painter. In 1819 29 he worked in St. Petersburg. The romantic became famous. portraits of the emperor Alexander I and Emperor Elizaveta Alekseevna, member. imp. surnames, plural aristocrats. It was prestigious to have your own portrait by D. Together with Russian... ... Russian humanitarian encyclopedic dictionary

Dow, George- (George Dawe) English portrait and history painter, born in London in 1781, died there in 1829. The son of the engraver, Philip Dawe, George Dawe received art education at the London Academy of Arts. In addition to painting, he first... ... Large biographical encyclopedia

Dow George- (Dawe) (1781 1829), English painter. In 1819 29 completed in St. Petersburg(with the help of Russian painters) over 300 portraits of participants in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the campaigns of 1813 14; Dow's works are characterized by a romantic elation of images. * * … encyclopedic Dictionary

Dow George- Dawe George (8.2.1781, London, ‒ 15.10.1829, Kentish Town), English painter. In 1819-29 he worked in St. Petersburg, where he painted (with the help of Russian painters V. A. Golike and A. V. Polyakov) 329 bust portraits of generals - participants... ... Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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Books

• Military gallery of 1812. George Dow, M. A. Martirosova. The illustrated edition introduces the reader to a collection of portraits of Russian heroes of the war of 1812-1814. - "Military Gallery" of the Hermitage, Main Directorate of Labor English artist XYIII-XIX centuries D. Doe... Buy for 3512 RUR
• History of the slave trade. Voyages of Slave Ships in the Atlantic, Dow J.. George Francis Dow, historian and collector of antiquities, author of many books about the past of America, is sure that there were no darker pages in the naval annals than those that tell about ...

He also carried out private orders.

Biography

George Doe was born on February 8, 1781, in the parish of St. James, to Philip and Jane Doe. Philip Dow was a mezzotint artist and engraver who worked with Hogarth and Turner, and also wrote political cartoons about life in America. George was the eldest child in the family.

Dow was baptized on 25 February 1781 at St James's Church, Piccadilly. He later became one of the most successful artists of his generation, gaining widespread fame.

George initially trained with his father as an engraver, but later he became interested in painting and went to study at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1809, Dow became a member of the Academy of Arts, and in 1814 - an academician.

He enjoyed the patronage of the Duke and Duchess of Kent. In 1819, he went with the Duke of Kent on a trip to Europe, during which he attracted the attention of Alexander I. The Emperor commissioned the artist to paint portraits of Russian generals who took part in the war with Napoleon I.

In 1826, Nicholas I invited Doe to his coronation, and in 1828 George was officially appointed First Artist of the Imperial Household.

In 1828 he returned to England, where he remained for several months. In 1829, Doe returned to St. Petersburg, but soon had increasing breathing problems. George had pulmonary insufficiency throughout his life due to a childhood illness. In August 1829 Dow returned to London, and on October 15 he died.

George Dow was buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral. The funeral was attended by many artists and representatives of the Russian embassy.

Mentions in literature

George Dow was mentioned in historical novel Glinka V.M. "The Fate of the Palace Grenadier" is shown from an extremely negative side. He came out as an exploiter of a young Russian artist, a native of the village, whose talent he ruined by forcing the young man to copy other people’s portraits; He passed off his works as his own, which led to the fact that most of the master’s portraits were painted by his subordinates.

Portraits by George Dow

Books

• Andreeva G. B. The genius of war, goodness and beauty. Written by Royal Academician George Dow. M.: Pinakothek, 2012. - 288 pp., 210 ill., ISBN 978-5-903888-22-1.

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From the walls of the “war hall” of the Hermitage, from hundreds of half-length portraits (only some are painted full-length), beautiful courageous faces, “full of military courage,” look at you. On the chest, shimmering, as if melting in the light, they burn high awards homeland, moire of order ribbons, gold embroidery of uniforms, aiguillettes, epaulettes... And all this is George Doe
George Dow (1781-1829) - born in London in 1781 in the family of an engraver and with early years was preparing to inherit his father’s profession, which was interesting, honorable and quite lucrative. He studies at the London Academy of Arts, receives the title of free artist, but soon leaves the family craft, takes on large-scale canvases on mythical and biblical stories. And here is the first reward. In 1804, Dow received a large gold medal from the London Academy of Arts for the painting “The Frenzy of Achilles at the News of the Death of Patroclus” (based on Homer’s “Iliad”).
“Portrait of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov”

Having noticed the gift of a portrait painter in himself, he decisively changed the genre. From now on he paints only portraits. With a keen sense of the political situation, Dow creates portraits of crowned heads that made him famous, and then of participants in the Battle of Waterloo.
"Portrait of F. A. Lukov"

And here is Dow in Russia. One of the halls Winter Palace was given to him as a studio, and the artist immediately began work. It must be said that the capital’s artists and the intellectual elite of Russia greeted Doe’s arrival with extreme hostility. They considered it insulting to Russia that the creation of a gallery of Russian glory was entrusted to a foreign painter unknown in Russia.
"Portrait of Emperor Alexander I"

Dow worked in one breath, fast and furious. Every three or four days another portrait appeared. Contemporaries noted that the artist instantly grasped the essence of the image, and soon the portrait became recognizable - the resemblance was striking, and this surprised everyone.
Living heroes pose for him, and he writes those who died and died by that time based on images preserved in families and eyewitness accounts. Sometimes Doe had to leave the capital in search of successful images or descriptions of the hero’s appearance from the words of his relatives and those who knew him closely.
“Portrait of Ya. P. Kulnev”

The abundance of angles amazes - front, side, back with a turn of the body, head; different views - up, down, sideways. Soon, however, Doe realized that he was beyond his strength to complete the gigantic task, and asked for help. Famous artists refused the offer, and then talented young artists were offered to help the maestro - Geitman, Ton, Golike, and soon Polyakov, a skilled serf artist, bought for two years into Doe's studio for 800 rubles from the Kostroma landowner General Kornilov. However, , without sharing something, the first two soon left the maestro.
Portrait of Alexander Nikolaevich Ryleev

A year later, in 1820, the first big exhibition in St. Petersburg was a stunning success. An artist from England, hitherto unknown in Russia, is now popular and fashionable. He is inundated with orders from the most notable persons of the capital. Portraits are incredibly expensive - 800-1000 rubles each, which is 9-10 times higher than what other artists were paid. Having a portrait by Doe in the family has become prestigious and fashionable.
Portrait of Illarion Vasilievich Vasilchikov

Exhibitions follow one after another. By 1827, Dow was a member of the St. Petersburg and London academies of art, and was elected to the Vienna, Florence, Paris, Munich, Dresden and Stockholm academies.
Portrait of Ilya Ivanovich Alekseev

We know little about Doe's life in Russia. But something is known about the master’s character. He was stingy, loved money, but was modest in spending and hardworking. He accepted more orders than he could fulfill. Trying to get everything done, Dow often sacrificed quality, and then his negligence was visible even to non-specialists. But he quickly pulled himself together and tried not to allow such indulgences - and again his zeal, talent and skill were at their best.
Portrait of Ilya Fedorovich Chernozubov

Nine years in Russia - and more than 400 paintings (and with unaccounted third parties - more than 500), despite frequent ailments and illnesses. And although it is known that not all portraits of Doe were performed by himself, all artistic process, the entire internal mechanism of creating an image and the lion's share of physical labor fell on the shoulders of the master himself.
Portrait of Ilya Mikhailovich Duka

Dow fell in love with his heroes in absentia; in their portraits he wanted to highlight the features of valor, courage and determination to defeat the enemy.
Portrait of Joseph Karlovich Sokolovsky

.Dow could have stayed in England and not sought anywhere else. With his portraits he gained not only fame, but also a huge fortune. He became one of the richest men in England. Dow could invest his money in profitable businesses and live comfortably for the rest of his days. But no! He was again drawn to Russia.
Portrait of Joseph Kornelievich Orurk

. In the fall of 1828, George Dow returned to Russia once again. Here he fulfilled his last works, having drawn in full height Kutuzov, Barclay de Tolly, Wellington and the Tsar’s brother, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich..
Portrait of Joseph Nikolaevich Galatte

Ailments plagued him more and more, and he, already seriously ill, returned to England in the second half of 1829 and soon died in the house of his sister, the wife of the engraver Thomas Wright, on October 10, 1829. Dow is buried in London in the script chapel of St. Peter's Cathedral.
Portrait of Ivan Ivanovich Palitsyn

Portrait of Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky

Portrait of Ivan Fedorovich Udom

Portrait of Ivan Alekseevich Khrushchov

Portrait of Ivan Nikolaevich Durnovo

Portrait of Ivan Sergeevich Leontyev

Portrait of Ivan Vasilyevich Manteuffel

Portrait of Ivan Davydovich Panchulidzev

Portrait of Ivan Dmitrievich Ilovaisky

Portrait of Ivan Efimovich Troshchinsky

Portrait of Robert Egorovich Rennie

Portrait of Fyodor Vasilyevich Theil-van-Seraskerken

Portrait of Ferdinand Fedorovich Wintzingerode

Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna in mourning

Portrait of A. S. Shishkov

Portrait of A. S. Menshikov

Portrait of Alexander Frantsevich Michaud de Boretura

Portrait of Adam Petrovich Ozharovsky

Portrait Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

Portrait of the Duke of Wellington

Portrait of Yakov Alekseevich Potemkin

Portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich

In 1819-1829 he worked in St. Petersburg, where he painted (with the help of Russian painters V. A. Golike and A. V. Polyakov) 329 chest-length portraits of generals - participants in the Patriotic War of 1812 and foreign campaigns of 1813-1814, large portraits of M I. Kutuzov and M. B. Barclay de Tolly (1829), 4 portraits of veteran soldiers (1828), who made up the Military Gallery in the Winter Palace.

He also carried out private orders.

The English artist George Dow (1781-1829) was known in Europe as a fashionable portrait painter and master of reproduction engraving; he also created historical, mythological and genre paintings in the spirit of sentimental romanticism. Dow painted portraits of English generals who distinguished themselves at the Battle of Waterloo. In 1818, he attended the Congress of Heads of State of the Holy Alliance in Aachen, where he was introduced to Alexander I. The Russian Emperor invited the artist to Russia to work on portraits for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace.

Arriving in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1819, George Dow lived in the capital for 10 years. During this time, by the artist himself or together with his Russian students V.A. Golike (died 1848) and A.V. Polyakov (1801-1835) made 333 portraits for the gallery. In the fall of 1820, a small exhibition of the works of George Dow was staged at the Academy of Arts, after which he was elected an honorary member St. Petersburg Academy arts The exhibition brought the master great success. From now on many members royal family, courtiers and ministers, high-born nobles and guards officers began to order their portraits from Doe. The artist managed to paint everyone.

It is interesting that none of his contemporaries left a description of his appearance and manners. He had never been anywhere, had almost no contact with anyone. In St. Petersburg, Doe worked tirelessly, standing for many hours in front of an easel, either in his palace workshop or in the rich houses of private clients.

For the first years the artist worked alone, then a whole workshop was created. First, engravers came from England - Dow's son-in-law, Thomas Wright, and younger brother Henry Dow, who performed reproduction engravings of the works of George Dow. The demand for these engravings was very great: they were purchased by those depicted themselves to give to loved ones, their relatives, colleagues, as well as the institutions that they headed, educational establishments where they studied.

In 1822, two assistants appeared in Dow's workshop - Alexander Polyakov and Vasily (Wilhelm) Golike. Despite the fact that all the portraits were listed in the Hermitage catalog as works by George Dow, the stylistic differences between them are obvious. There is no doubt that some of them were not written by Doe himself, but by one of his assistants. In 1828, Dow received the title of first portrait painter of the Russian imperial court and soon left St. Petersburg. By this time, the master was a member of the St. Petersburg and London Academies of Arts, and was elected to the Vienna, Florence, Paris, Munich, Dresden and Stockholm Academies.

In February 1829, Dow returned to St. Petersburg to paint a full-length portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich and complete several portraits for the Military Gallery. His rapidly deteriorating health forced him to leave for London, where he died in October 1829.

After Doe's death, his son-in-law Thomas Wright, who came to Russia on behalf of the artist's estate, completed three half-length portraits of generals begun by Doe, as well as a portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich.

Judging by the numerous reviews of contemporaries, they were amazed at Dow's work the ability to accurately convey the appearance of the model, as well as dexterity with the brush. “The mechanical technique of his hand is completely special; the brush is wide, bold, fast, but too fast... it does not put down, throws paints, and at other times, it seems, does not touch them... this makes all of Doe’s portraits seem like the work of a la prima, a kind of sketches...", wrote P. Svinin in the magazine " Domestic notes" in 1820. The theatrically romantic elation of the compositions and the sketchy manner, which was often mistaken for negligence, caused some displeasure among critics, who otherwise awarded Dow the highest epithets.
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Portrait of Fyodor Grigorievich Gogel

Portrait of Pyotr Andreevich Kozen

Portrait of Andrei Petrovich Turchaninov

Portrait of Menshikov

Portrait of Alexander Alexandrovich Pisarev

Portrait of Yegor Karlovich Sivers

Portrait of Alexander Nikolaevich Berdyaev

Portrait of Stepan Vasilyevich Dyatkov

Portrait of Ivan Nikitich Inzov

Portrait of Mikhail Ivanovich Mezentsev

Portrait of Ivan Ivanovich Palitsyn

Portrait of Nikanor Mikhailovich Svechin

Portrait of Andrey Semenovich Umanets

Portrait of Dmitry Petrovich Neverovsky

Portrait of Pavel Andreevich Filisov

Portrait of Pyotr Alexandrovich Tolstoy

Portrait of Alexander Ivanovich Talyzin

Portrait of Peter Kirillovich Essen

Portrait of Matvey Evgrafovich Khrapovitsky

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The famous Military Gallery of Russian generals from the War of 1812 era was created by British artist George Dawe - more than 300 portraits were painted in just nine years. British artist Steve Payne used Photoshop to turn them into portraits of celebrities of our time.

The English artist George Dow (1781-1829) was known in Europe as a fashionable portrait painter and master of reproduction engraving; he also created historical, mythological and genre paintings in the spirit of sentimental romanticism. Dow painted portraits of English generals who distinguished themselves at the Battle of Waterloo. In 1818, he attended the Congress of Heads of State of the Holy Alliance in Aachen, where he was introduced to Alexander I. The Russian Emperor invited the artist to Russia to work on portraits for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace.

Portrait of Emperor Alexander I

Arriving in St. Petersburg in the spring of 1819, George Dow lived in the capital for 10 years. During this time, by the artist himself or together with his Russian students V.A. Golike (died 1848) and A.V. Polyakov (1801-1835) made 333 portraits for the gallery. In the fall of 1820, a small exhibition of George Dow's works was organized at the Academy of Arts, after which he was elected an honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts. The exhibition brought the master great success. From that time on, many members of the royal family, courtiers and ministers, high-born nobles and guards officers began to order their portraits from Dow. The artist managed to paint everyone.

It is interesting that none of his contemporaries left a description of his appearance and manners. He had never been anywhere, had almost no contact with anyone. In St. Petersburg, Doe worked tirelessly, standing for many hours in front of an easel, either in his palace workshop or in the rich houses of private clients.

Portrait of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov

For the first years the artist worked alone, then a whole workshop was created. First, engravers came from England - Dow's son-in-law, Thomas Wright, and younger brother Henry Dow, who made reproduction engravings from the works of George Dow. The demand for these engravings was very great: they were purchased by those depicted themselves to give to loved ones, their relatives, colleagues, as well as the institutions they headed, the educational institutions where they studied.

Denis Vasilievich Davydov

In 1822, two assistants appeared in Dow’s workshop - Alexander Polyakov and Vasily (Wilhelm) Golike. Despite the fact that all the portraits were listed in the Hermitage catalog as works by George Dow, the stylistic differences between them are obvious. There is no doubt that some of them were not written by Doe himself, but by one of his assistants. In 1828, Dow received the title of first portrait painter of the Russian imperial court and soon left St. Petersburg. By this time, the master was a member of the St. Petersburg and London Academies of Arts, and was elected to the Vienna, Florence, Paris, Munich, Dresden and Stockholm Academies.

Portrait of Ya.P. Kulnev

In February 1829, Dow returned to St. Petersburg to paint a full-length portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich and complete several portraits for the Military Gallery. His rapidly deteriorating health forced him to leave for London, where he died in October 1829.

Portrait of General Fyodor Petrovich Uvarov

After Doe's death, his son-in-law Thomas Wright, who came to Russia on behalf of the artist's estate, completed three half-length portraits of generals begun by Doe, as well as a portrait of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich.

Judging by the numerous reviews of contemporaries, they were amazed in Dow’s work by the ability to accurately convey the appearance of the model, as well as the dexterity of using a brush. “The mechanical technique of his hand is completely special; the brush is wide, bold, fast, but too fast... it doesn’t lay down, throws paints, and another time, it seems, doesn’t touch them... this makes all Doe’s portraits seem like work a la prima, a kind of sketches...”, wrote P. Svinin in the journal Otechestvennye Zapiski in 1820. The theatrical-romantic elation of the compositions and sketchy manner, which was often mistaken for negligence, caused some displeasure among critics, who otherwise awarded Dow the highest epithets.