John Moir
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 1743 - 1827. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
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artist:
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title:Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, 1743 - 1827. Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
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date created:1817
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm; Framed: 97.30 x 85.00 x 10.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1887
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accession number:PG 207
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John Moir
John Moir
Moir was the son of the minister of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and the nephew of James Byres, the famous Scottish antiquarian in Rome. Moir was in Edinburgh in 1803, when he was described as a landscape painter. After studying in Italy, he based himself in Edinburgh but he spent part of every year...
