Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 19 works by Hugh Cameron in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Hugh Cameron's most famous painting is Harvest Time near St Fillans, Perthshire (1877). A Lonely Life (1873) and Gleaners (1881) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 19 works by Hugh Cameron in our catalog, the gallery presents the 44 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
The air in Perthshire carries the scent of dried stalks and cooling earth. In this 1877 oil on canvas, the landscape of St Fillans unfolds in a quiet rhythm of labor and light. Tall grass ripples across the foreground, leading the eye toward a series of haystacks scattered like golden monuments across the field. These mounds, some large and some small, mark the progress of the season. They sit heavy…
The scene unfolds in 1873 through the hand of Hugh Cameron, a painter who captures a quiet moment in time. In this work, titled A Lonely Life, the artist invites us into a world of stillness and subtle human presence. Every brushstroke carries the weight of a specific, lived experience, frozen in the light of a bygone era.
Five figures move through a landscape of rolling hills. They walk a dirt road, their bodies bent under the gravity of their labor. Each woman carries a large basket, filled to the brim with wheat or hay, balanced precariously upon her head. The group moves in a slow procession, one woman leading the way while the others follow in her wake. Their clothing is practical, the attire of those who…
The canvas depicts a rural scene in Lorne during the harvest season. In the center of the composition, a group of figures gathers near large, rounded hay bales that sit within a field. These individuals appear engaged in agricultural labor or the preparation of the crop for transport. Scattered throughout the pasture are several cows, some positioned in the immediate foreground and others receding into the distance. A single horse…
In this 1870 oil painting, we find ourselves drawn into a dim, intimate interior where a young girl is caught in a moment of profound grief. She is kneeling, her face hidden within her hands, a posture that speaks of an overwhelming, private sadness. The scene is stripped of unnecessary distraction, focusing entirely on her vulnerability. A simple wooden bowl and a chair sit nearby, their humble presence grounding the…
The Bait Gatherers is an oil painting by Hugh Cameron, created in 1882. The scene captures a quiet moment of coastal labor, where three figures move across a sandy beach. A woman bends toward the shore to collect shells, while another woman holds a child, and a man kneels nearby. The horizon sits low, allowing the expanse of the sea and the texture of the sand to dominate the view.…
There is a quiet gravity to this composition, a sense of permanence held within the soft textures of the Scottish landscape. The scene centers on a castle perched atop a commanding hill, its architecture integrated into the very rise of the earth. Below this stony sentinel, a lush green field stretches out, providing a soft, verdant foundation for the heavy structure above. Small figures are scattered throughout the landscape, some…
The Light of the Fireside1867
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Jozef Israëls (1824–1911)1870
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The Reaper1868
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The Gamekeeper1868
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The Village Well1871
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Responsibility1869
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Study for 'A Toiler of the Hills'1870 · Scottish National Gallery
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Largo Bay1877 · Sheffield City Art Galleries
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At St Fillans, Perthshire1873
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Loch Achray and Benvenue1875
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Haymaking1884
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Haymaking in the Scottish Countryside1881
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Fern Gatherer1885 · Mcmanus: Dundee's Art Galleries And Museums
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The Funeral of a Little Girl on the Riviera1881
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A Summer Idyll1885
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His Mother's Joy1884
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The Go Cart1885
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The Spinning Lesson1885
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Dunblane Cathedral1892
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Stepping Stones1887
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The Careful Sister1892
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Summer Pleasures1890 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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The Skipping Rope1894
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Buttercups and Daisies1881 · Scottish National Gallery
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Shepherd and Sheep1882
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The Kitten1883 · Mcmanus: Dundee's Art Galleries And Museums
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Arthur's Seat from Kirkcaldy
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Highland Loch
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Evening 'Slow from the Sky the Light Declines'Dundee Art Gallery And Museum
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On the Tay near PerthThe Dick Institute
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Sea Loch in Rough WeatherUllapool Library
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Stirling CastleStirling Council Municipal Buildings
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The Pet Lamb1885 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
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Play1869 · Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Hugh Cameron | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scottish National Gallery |
Edinburgh | 4 | A Lonely Life, Going to the Hay, Study for 'A Toiler of the Hills' |
 Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture |
Edinburgh | 4 | The Bait Gatherers, Summer Pleasures, The Pet Lamb |
 Mcmanus: Dundee's Art Galleries And Museums |
Dundee | 3 | Gleaners, Fern Gatherer, The Kitten |
 Government Art Collection |
London | 2 | The Hairst Rig in the East Neuk, Fife, The Hairst Rig in the East Neuk, Fife |
 The Stirling Smith Art Gallery - Museum |
Stirling | 1 | Stirling Castle |
 Sheffield City Art Galleries |
Sheffield | 1 | Largo Bay |
 Dundee Art Gallery And Museum |
Dundee | 1 | Evening 'Slow from the Sky the Light Declines' |
 The Dick Institute |
Kilmarnock | 1 | On the Tay near Perth |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
The air in Perthshire carries the scent of dried stalks and cooling earth. In this 1877 oil on canvas, the landscape of St Fillans unfolds in a quiet rhythm of labor and light. Tall grass ripples across the foreground, leading the eye toward a series of haystacks scattered like golden monuments across the field. These mounds, some large and some small, mark the progress of the season. They sit heavy…
Five figures move through a landscape of rolling hills. They walk a dirt road, their bodies bent under the gravity of their labor. Each woman carries a large basket, filled to the brim with wheat or hay, balanced precariously upon her head. The group moves in a slow procession, one woman leading the way while the others follow in her wake. Their clothing is practical, the attire of those who…
Harvest Time near St Fillans, Perthshire (1877). A Lonely Life (1873) and Gleaners (1881) come next.
42 years old: Harvest Time near St Fillans, Perthshire dates from 1877, and Hugh Cameron was born in 1835.
Harvest Time near St Fillans, Perthshire, A Lonely Life, Gleaners, Harvest Time in Lorne, The Toilet, The Bait Gatherers, Stirling Castle, Going to the Hay, The Hairst Rig in the East Neuk, Fife and The Hairst Rig in the East Neuk, Fife. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 19 works by Hugh Cameron, dated from 1858 to 1894.
Mostly in Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh), Royal Scottish Academy of Art - Architecture (Edinburgh) and Mcmanus: Dundee's Art Galleries And Museums (Dundee). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1880s: 16 of the 44 works on this page were made then, Gleaners among them.
On this page, the earliest is Going to the Hay (1858) and the latest The Skipping Rope (1894).
People (3), Coastal scene (3) and Field (2), across the 44 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 3 of the 44 works on this page.
Romanticism and Realism, judging by the originals on this page.
A Lonely Life, Going to the Hay and Study for 'A Toiler of the Hills': the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh holds 4 of the works on this page.
