James Justinian Morier

James Morier put watercolor to paper to capture scenes from Persia in the early 1800s. He shows two armored horsemen mid-charge in Two Persian Horsemen, their curved sabers and flowing capes freezing a moment of motion. The work is a slice of life from a place and time most Europeans only read about. Tap Two Persian Horsemen to zoom in on the riders’ faces and the swirl of their cloaks.