George Frederick Harris

George Frederick Harris (30 October 1856 – 14 June 1924) was a Welsh portrait and landscape painter. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. Harris lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales for most of his life, before emigrating to Australia in 1920. He died in Sydney, Australia They had two children Claude Harris and Ethel Harris. After Harris divorced Jemima, he married Rosetta Elizabeth Lucas in 1901 and had nine children. Among George's notable descendants are his daughter Pixie O'Harris, a children's book author and illustrator, and his grandson Rolf Harris, who was an entertainer, musician and painter. Cardiff, Wales, and had a business of portrait and photography in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales before emigrating to Australia in 1920.

Harris was a Freemason and was the Founding Master of Fforest Lodge No. 2606 in Treharris at its consecration in 1896.

Collections The Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Merthyr Tydfil holds a collection of portraits by George Frederick Harris.