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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Stipple engraving by T. Wright, 1821, after G. Dawe, 1819.

Sir James Boniface Leighton. Line engraving by N.I. Utkin after G. Dawe.

A woman is being attacked by an eagle as she attempts to rescue her baby from the eagle's nest where it has been taken as possible food for the young birds. Mezzotint and etching after G. Dawe.

James Gregory. Mezzotint by G. Dawe, 1805, after H. Raeburn.

Tsar Nicholas I. Engraving by J.H. Robinson after G. Dawe, 1826.

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George Dawe

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Works from the collections

Sir James Boniface Leighton. Line engraving by N.I. Utkin after G. Dawe.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Stipple engraving by T. Wright, 1821, after G. Dawe, 1819.

A woman is being attacked by an eagle as she attempts to rescue her baby from the eagle's nest where it has been taken as possible food for the young birds. Mezzotint and etching after G. Dawe.

Tsar Nicholas I. Engraving by J.H. Robinson after G. Dawe, 1826.

James Gregory. Mezzotint by G. Dawe, 1805, after H. Raeburn.