1865 - 1921

Kerngegevens

  • Lifespan: 56 years
  • Died: 1921
  • Works on this site: 1
  • Nationality: United Kingdom
  • 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

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.

Vraag en antwoord

Hoe vind ik werken van Mary Cameron met een specifiek thema?

Op de Op trefwoorden-pagina van Mary Cameron worden de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar gegroepeerd op basis van trefwoorden.

Waar en wanneer is Mary Cameron geboren?

Mary Cameron werd geboren in Portobello in 1865.

Welke kunstwerken van Mary Cameron worden het meest bekeken?

Er is een Statistieken-pagina voor Mary Cameron, met statistieken over de kunstwerken van de kunstenaar op deze website.

Kan ik de werken van Mary Cameron verkennen op basis van het kleurenspectrum?

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Test je oog

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