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Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour to George Forrest

Copy letter from Isaac Bayley Balfour to George Forrest dated 29 June 1904 in which Balfour thanks Forrest for his arrangements regarding the transmission of Australian seeds and plants to Edinburgh. Hopes he will write from time to time and looks forward to the results of his explorations.

Copy of painting of the view of the Edinburgh skyline from Inverleith House lawn, c.1912 by Isaac Bayley 'Bay' Balfour, I.B. Balfour's son.

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  • 1912 - 2016

Copy of a watercolour painting of the view of the Edinburgh skyline from the garden / lawn of Inverleith House, sketched and painted by Isaac Bayley 'Bay' Balfour, Regius Keeper Isaac Bayley Balfour's son in aroun 1912. The copy was made for Peronelle Windeyer, Isaac Bayley Balfour's great-granddaughter after the original had been cleaned and conserved. The original is in possession of her brother. The annotation on the back of the original has also been copied - it was made by Agnes Balfour, Bay's mother and says 'The view from the foot of the garden at Inverleith House- sketched and painted by Bay Balfour around 1912'. Bay lost his life at Gallipoli in June 1915; (right click, open link in new tab: ) https://stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/16015

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