HENRY THOMAS DAWSON PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
HENRY THOMAS DAWSON
British, 1842-1918
BIOGRAPHY
Henry Thomas Dawson was born in Nottingham in 1842, the son of the artist Henry Dawson (1811-1878). His brother Alfred Dawson (b.1844) was an artist and engraver and his other brother, Charles, was an inventor and the father of Montague Dawson (1890-1973).
By 1851, the family moved to London, living in Middle Heath Lane Croydon. They also lived in Thorpe, Chertsey and at The Grove, Camberwell. Henry and his brother would have undoubtedly received tuition from their father who was largely self-taught. However, like his brother Charles, he studied engineering and became an inventor as well as an artist. From around 1863, the family were living at The Cedars, Burlington Lane in Chiswick, close to William Hogarth’s house. Dawson exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1866 and at the Royal Society of British Artists from 1868.
The artist married Elizabeth Dearle in 1874. Later in life, he helped to set up a motor engineer and repair works with his son Henry Alfred Dawson in Canterbury and put forward a number of inventions. He died in Canterbury on 14 February, 1918.
Museum & Public Collections:
Leicester Town Hall, Leicester
Richmond Town Hall, Richmond
Royal Holloway, University of London
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
York Art Gallery, York
