1865 - 1921

Kort fakta

  • Also known as:
    • Mrs. Alexis Millar Cameron
    • Mrs. Alexis Millar
    • Margaret Cameron
    • Mary Margaret Cameron
    • メアリー・マーガレット・キャメロン
  • Top-ranked work: Mrs. Blair with her Dogs
  • Nationality: United Kingdom
  • Top 3 works: Mrs. Blair with her Dogs
  • Died: 1921

The Life and Art of Mary Cameron

Mary Margaret Cameron was a Scottish artist born in Portobello, Edinburgh. She began her art education at sixteen through the Trustees Drawing Academy of Edinburgh, where she won prizes from the age of seventeen. To refine her understanding of animal anatomy, she took classes at the Edinburgh Veterinary College, developing a particular skill for depicting horses. Her work often featured Spanish scenes, including battlefields, horse racing, and bullfights. In 1900, she traveled to Madrid, Spain, to study the work of Diego Velázquez, and lived for a time in both Madrid and Seville.

Throughout her career, Cameron exhibited many works at the Royal Scottish Academy between 1886 and 1919. Her painting, Portrait de Mme. Blair et ses borzois, received a "Mention Honorable" at the Paris Salon in 1904. She was also a founding member of the Edinburgh Ladies Art Club and the first exhibition of the Society of Scottish Artists. Cameron held four solo exhibitions between 1908 and 1913 in Edinburgh, London, and Paris. She died at Turnhouse, a hamlet to the west of Edinburgh.

Spørsmål og svar

Hvordan kan jeg følge Mary Cameron sitt arbeid kronologisk?

Mary Cameron sin Kronologisk oversikt over kunstverk viser verkene kronologisk, år for år.

Hva er fødestedet og fødselsåret til Mary Cameron?

Mary Cameron ble født i Portobello i 1865.

Kan jeg sortere Mary Cameron sine kunstverk etter farge?

På Sorter etter farge-siden er Mary Cameron sine kunstverk organisert etter farge.

Kan jeg bla gjennom Mary Cameron sine verk etter stemning?

Kunst etter stemning til Mary Cameron er en side som organiserer kunstnerens verk etter stemning.

Kort quiz

Det er kun ett riktig svar på hvert spørsmål.

Spørsmål 1:
In which city did Mary Cameron begin her art education at age 16?
Spørsmål 2:
Which 17th-century Spanish painter's work did Cameron study in Madrid?
Spørsmål 3:
What specific subject matter did Cameron develop a particular skill for depicting due to her studies at the Edinburgh Veterinary College?
Spørsmål 4:
Which painting by Mary Cameron received a 'Mention Honorable' at the Paris Salon in 1904?
Spørsmål 5:
What was the profession of Mary Cameron's husband, Alexis Millar?