Daring, dashing, and impeccably dressed. Lavery met him in Morocco and painted him exactly as he was.
Walter B. Harris was The Times correspondent in Tangier from 1906 until his death — journalist, adventurer, linguist, and the kind of man who moved between cultures and courts with effortless ease. Lavery painted him in leather gaiters and riding clothes, a knowing glint in his eye, surrounded by the warm desert light of a Moroccan afternoon. The portrait was made during Lavery's journey to Fez, arranged by Harris himself alongside their mutual friend R.B. Cunninghame Graham.
It is more than a likeness. It is a portrait of a particular kind of Edwardian boldness — the confidence of a man who had decided the world was his to move through.
Sir John Lavery (1856–1941) was born in Belfast, trained in Glasgow and Paris, and became one of the most celebrated painters of his era. His work is hangs in the National Gallery of Ireland, the Tate, and major collections worldwide.
Sizes & Format
60 × 90 cm / 24 × 36″
30 × 45 cm / 12 × 18″
Available framed (black, white, wood) or unframed
archival print on 250gsm fine-art matte paper. Printed to order.
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Archival matte paper, 250gsm (110lb), acid-free and FSC-certified — off-white, uncoated. Framed prints: solid oak or ash wood frame, 20mm thick, with shatterproof protective glazing. Ready to hang, hanging kit included. Unframed prints up to A4 ship flat; larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.
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