Henry Thomas Dawson British, 1842-1918

Henry Thomas Dawson was born in Nottingham in 1842, the son of the artist Henry Dawson. Largely self-taught, Dawson studied briefly with J.B. Pyne. Dawson exhibited widely in his lifetime although his work has been overshadowed by that of his more famous son, Montague. He exhibited at the Liverpool Academy and elected an associate in 1846 and a Member in 1847. By 1851, the family moved to London, living in Middle Heath Lane Croydon. Dawson exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1866 and at the Royal Society of British Artists from 1868, as well as at the British Institute, Suffolk Street and Portland Gallery. In addition to his artistic talents, Dawson studied engineering and became an inventor. Dawson’s subjects were mostly marine and coastal subjects, but he also painted landscapes and some very large views of London.