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Loch Bulig dated 2 Sept 1867

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2 Sept 1867

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A watercolour showing a view of Loch Builg. The loch is shown to the lower left and is surrounded by steep hills. Inscribed lower left: [lo]ch Bulig [S]ept: 2 1867.
Inscribed below pasted down sheet: Loch Bulig - Sept: 2. 1867.
While staying at Balmoral, Queen Victoria made many expeditions to local beauty spots. On 2 September 1867, the Queen rode to Loch Builg with her daughter, Princess Helena, and her son, Prince Leopold. The Queen describes how while there they "sat sketching for some time" in her journal entry of that day.
Verso: part of RCIN 980038.cb, a watercolour showing the valley of Braemar.
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil, watercolour, with ink inscription', 'pencil, watercolour, ink', 'watercolour painting'