James Morier, Jr

Artist Andrew Geddes (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1783 - 1844)

Date1820

Mediumoil on panel

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm
Frame: Height: 49.2 cm, Width: 45.2 cm, Depth: 7.4 cm

AcquisitionThe Hyslop Collection Bequest, 1993.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG010729

Keywords

About MeThe sitter was a close relation of James Justinian Morier (1780-1849) a British diplomat and author, noted for his novels about the Persian Qajar dynasty, most famously for the 'Hajji Baba' series. During the Napoleonic Wars he and his two brothers, Jack and David, forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia.

This portrait was painted in Naples and in it James Morier indicates his interest in the Orient with his elaborate headgear - a fur-trimmed crimson turban.

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Edinburgh born Geddes concentrated on portraits. This one, painted in Naples, is of an English traveller in a fur-trimmed turban to show his interest in all-things "Oriental"