Waiting for the Wave

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Hugh Cameron
Born Edinburgh, 1835 -1918

Waiting for the Wave, 1870
Oil on Canvas

Presented by the Orchar Trustees, 1987
Original Orchar Collection
Museum number 272-1987-32

A member of the Scott Lauder Group, Cameron took his inspiration from the the rural poor and depicted nostalgic scenes, often of childhood or old age.

JG Orchar himself came from a humble rural background, the son of a country joiner.