Show Jamie (James Beatson about 1779 - 1834)
About this artwork
James Beatson, a noted street character of the early 19th century, eked out his living by displaying beetles in bottles and a peepshow of small pictures inside a box viewed through magnifying glasses. ‘Show Jamie’ also featured in Geikie’s Etchings Illustrative of Scottish Life and Character (1841) with a biography complied by the artist’s friend, Sir Thomas Dick Lauder. The National Galleries of Scotland have a full-length drawing and an oil sketch by Geikie of the same person.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Walter Geikie (1795 - 1837) Scottish
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title:Show Jamie (James Beatson about 1779 - 1834)
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:12.50 x 10.00 cm; Framed: 27.00 x 30.20 x 5.70 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in 1980
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accession number:NGL 012.80
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gallery:
Walter Geikie
Walter Geikie
Aged only two, Geikie was struck by an illness that left him deaf. His father’s tireless efforts to educate his son in sign language reaped enormous rewards, and eventually Walter was also able to speak. A talented draughtsman, he enrolled in the Trustees’ Academy in 1812, where he advanced under...