A keen game stalker, Vincent Balfour-Browne was born in London but spent the majority of his time in Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Radley and Magdalene College in Oxford. His passion for the countryside and wildlife are clearly visible in his numerous watercolour depictions of Scottish deer and birds. Balfour-Browne settled in Dumfriesshire and died on 9^th April 1963.