David Harewood MBE is a British actor, writer and activist. He is the current President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
David Harewood’s ancestors were enslaved by the Lascelles family in the early nineteenth century.
Harewood’s portrait is the second in the ‘Missing Portrait’ series. It was taken by the Leeds-based photographer Ashley Karrell in the Main Library at Harewood House in 2023.
Image © Ashley Karrell.
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								Cinnamon Drawing Room
 
            Cinnamon Drawing Room
More British Portraiture
Harewood House is home to over 300 portraits. From Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough to Sir Alfred Munnings and John Singer Sargent, the Lascelles family have been painted by some of Britain’s leading portrait artists since the 18th century.
 
            Portrait of Arthur France MBE
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Lady Harrington
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Edwin Lascelles
- British Portraiture
 
            Princess Mary on Portumna
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Mrs Hale
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Louisa, 3rd Countess of Harewood
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Arthur France MBE
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Lady Harrington
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Edwin Lascelles
- British Portraiture
 
            Princess Mary on Portumna
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Mrs Hale
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Louisa, 3rd Countess of Harewood
- British Portraiture
 
            Portrait of Henry Lascelles, 2nd Earl of Harewood
- British Portraiture
Explore our Collections
Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.
 
            Italian Old Masters
 
            British Furniture
 
            Sino-Himalayan Plants
 
            Italian Old Masters
 
            British Furniture
 
            