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Sir David Young Cameron

(Scotland 28 Jun 1865–16 Sep 1945)

Title
The marble arches of the Colosseum, Rome
Year
circa 1926
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

99.1 x 73.7cm stretcher; 129.5 x 103.0 x 8.3cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.r., brown paint "D Y Cameron". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1949
Accession number
8318
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Source unknown, Purchased by the AGNSW in London 1949

Bibliography (4)

Royal Academy of Arts (England, estab. 1768) (Author), The Royal Academy illustrated, 1926, London, 1926, 57 (illus.).

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 29 (illus.).

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 61. cat.no. 332

Exhibition history (4)

Royal Academy of Arts, 1926, Royal Academy of Arts, 1926–1926.

Unknown, Barbizon House 1926, Barbizon House, 1926–1926.

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1949, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 17 Dec 1949–17 Feb 1950.

Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Nov 1981–06 Dec 1981.