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Sir David Young Cameron British, Scottish
Not on view
This print shows an ancient Egyptian mirror handle in the form of a nude caryatid. Cameron and his wife wintered in Egypt in 1908–09, visiting historical sites in and around Cairo.They also traveled to Luxor to see the vast ruins of the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes.
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Title: An Egyptian Mirror
Artist:
Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
Date: 1909
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (32.7 × 19.8 cm)
Plate: 11 15/16 × 6 in. (30.3 × 15.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.2301
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