a shift in influence away from the Glasgow Boys and their decorative style and he became known for his atmospheric highland landscapes. Cameron was well known and liked in the art world and held a great many appointments to societies and boards. On the retirement of RsA president Sir James Guthrie in 1919, it was suggested that Cameron stand for the presidency. Cameron declined however, citing too many existing responsibilities in London. In 1917-18 Cameron was commissioned by the Canadian Government to paint the war in France. Cameron was knighted in 1924 and was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1921 to 1927 and the Scottish National Gallery, and was the King's Painter and Limner in Scotland from 1933. Cameron died in Perth, Scotland on 16 September 1945. Portraits In 1914 he was sculpted by Percy Portsmouth ARSA. References External links Print REbels: Haden - Palmer - Whistler and the origins of the RE Works in the National Galleries of Scotland Tate: The Wilds of Assynt Tate: Sir David Cameron Collection of images Culloden Moor University of Michigan - Sir David Young Cameron David Young Cameron's biography & artwork from the Permanent Collection of the Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, Scotland biography & virtual representation of David Young Cameron's artwork of Gracefield Arts Centre at exploreart.co.uk Sir David Young Cameron exhibition catalogs Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections 1865 births 1945 deaths 19th-century Scottish painters 20th-century British printmakers 20th-century Scottish painters Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art Royal Academicians Royal Scottish Academicians Scottish knights Scottish male painters Scottish printmakers 19th-century male artists