George Harcourt RA (1868-1947) was a Scottish portrait and figure painter, known for painting influential members of society.

[6] After studying art in Dumbarton, Harcourt initially worked as an interior decorator of salons and luxury cabins at the local shipyard Denny Brothers Shipbuilding.

The school, founded by the German-born painter Hubert von Herkomer (1849-1914) in 1883, enjoyed a good reputation in England at the time and was known for its unconventional educational practice.

This perfection not only gave him a reputation among colleagues, but also secured him a good income as a portraitist of the British upper class.

He submitted to the Royal Academy of Arts his diploma thesis (A Portrait of Miss Anne Harcourt),[7] this proved he had skills that went beyond the naive kitsch of his earlier years.