28th June 1865

Painter and etcher David Young Cameron is born

Glasgow-born Sir David Young Cameron was educated at the Glasgow School of Art and, at the age of just 24, was elected to the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers.

Over time, his work became highly sought-after as his reputation grew across a wide range of artistic disciplines, including drypoint, oil and watercolour. The Scottish landscape featured prominently in his work.

Later in his life, he became a trustee of both the Tate Gallery and Scottish National Gallery.

 

 

Other events that occured in June

  • 01

    Author MC Beaton is born
    Marion Chesney, better known as MC Beaton, was born in Glasgow and made a name for herself after the publication of her first novel in 1979

  • 02

    Edinburgh engineer James Jardine dies
    James Jardine drained the loch below Edinburgh castle to create Princes Street Gardens, and was the first man to calculate mean sea level.

  • 03

    Covenanters defeated in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge
    A dispute over the king's authority over the Church of Scotland led to the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, and the deaths of many Covanenters.

  • 04

    Scottish-built SS Norge sinks close to Rockall
    Despite the name, SS Norge was built and launched in Scotland. She is also remembered for sinking off the Scottish coast on a transatlantic voyage causing what was, at the time, the largest ever recorded loss of life at sea. SS Norge strikes rocks Her final voyage had started in Copenhagen, bound for New York […]