About this artwork
This landscape, showing the famed prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, was one of two prints Cameron made for the National Art Collections Fund (now the Art Fund) in 1928. Cameron, who sat on the Fund’s committee, presented 100 signed impressions to members who subscribed to a memorial volume published for the Fund’s twenty-fifth anniversary. It is one of the few plates by Cameron that was steel-faced, meaning that a thin layer of steel was added to the copper etching plate’s surface. The harder metal would prolong the life of the plate so more impressions could be pulled from it. However, Cameron generally avoided steel-facing as it impairs the quality of the lines.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Sir David Young Cameron (1865 - 1945) Scottish
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title:Stonehenge
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date created:1928
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materials:Etching touched with drypoint on paper
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measurements:Platemark: 12.50 x 20.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:The Hon. Gertrude Forbes-Sempill Gift 1955
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accession number:P 2320
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gallery:
Sir David Young Cameron
Sir David Young Cameron
Cameron was a successful painter and a very influential etcher. Strong tonal contrasts characterise his prints and his stark and dramatic paintings, which are mainly landscapes and cityscapes. He studied at Glasgow School of Art before joining life classes at the Royal Scottish Academy. His work...