From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleLake of Monteith

About this objectEtching and drypoint of Lake Monteith, Scotland. Most of the composition has been completed in a thin outline, with a thick, fuzzy drypoint used trees on either side of the lake.

This print was made by Sir David Young Cameron (1865–1945), who was a leading figure in the Etching Revival, a period of intense interest in printmaking during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Rooted in Britain’s romantic landscape tradition, Cameron was influenced by artists like J.M.W. Turner and Horatio McCulloch, yet his work diverged in tone and technique. Rather than dramatic natural spectacles, Cameron’s prints evoke a quiet, spiritual atmosphere, capturing the stillness and mood of the Scottish Highlands with poetic sensitivity.

MakerCameron, David Young (1865-1945)

Maker Roleprintmaker

Date Made1925

Period20th century

Style and IconographyEtching Revival

Style and IconographyLandscape

Inscription and MarksOn bottom left of etching: "DYC"
In pencil beneath print: "DY Cameron Lake of Monteith [other notations in pencil]"
In pencil on mount: "R.473IV Lake of Monteith No.1 drypoint by Sir DY Cameron RA 1925"

Techniqueetching and drypoint

Measurementsprint height: 12.5cm
print width: 20cm

mount height: 40.5cm
mount width: 55.5cm

Subject and Association KeywordsScotland

Subject and Association Keywordslake

Subject and Association Keywordstree

Subject and Association KeywordsLake of Monteith, Scotland

Named CollectionAlbert Taylor Collection

Credit LinePresented by Albert Taylor

Object Typeprint

Object numberBIKGM.9258

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