Ben Ledi. 1911. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 424.iii. 14 7/8 x 11 7/8. A fine, tonal impression printed on fine laid paper. This is Cameron's most famous etching. $7,000.
The Gaelic name, Ben Ledi, means The Hill of God. Ben Ledi a mountain in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is 879 miles (2884 feet) high, and is classified as a Corbett. By road it lies about eight kilometres (5 miles) north-west of Callander, and is situated in the Trossachs hills, which are often regarded as having some of the most romantic scenery in the Highlands. Ben Ledi is particularly well known through Walter Scott's poem Lady of the Lake. Its name is supposed to point to the time when Beltane rites were observed on the summit.
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