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          <addressline>Telephone: 0131 2481036</addressline>
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      <p>The two framed watercolours were gifted to Simon Milne in 2023, who in turn gifted them to RBGE. On the back of one it states 'Dawick, the Seat of Sir John Murray Naesmyth Bart, Peebleshire - Father of my grandmother, Mrs W.V. Villiers.</p>
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      <p>Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/</p>
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          <p>Framed watercolour showing Dawyck House, inscribed 'Dawick - the seat of Sir John Murray Nasmyth Bart., Peebleshire, N.B.' The painting had been framed by Victor Barat, Tours, and has the number 29 on the back.</p>
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          <p>Framed watercolour showing Dawyck House inscribed 'Dawick - the seat of Sir John Murray Nasmyth Bart. Peebleshire, N.B.'<lb/>The painting had been framed by Victor Barat, 32 Rue de la Scellerie, Tours, and has the annotation 'Dawick, Sir John Murray Naesmyth, father of my grandmother Mrs W.V. Villiers, M.V. Berand(?) Bargeton(?)'</p>
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