| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from Jozef Israels, The Hague, Holland, thanks for letter, glad to have seen George Reid on his journey in Holland and pleased to work with him, 'I believe I have profited much by his company and have done my best to tell him something about art however you know it is easily to tell but difficult to do … he will have power enough to make his own ideas living upon the canvas', enclosing sketch [absent] of 'Playing the Battle' for Macdonald's architect friend in Edinburgh, with price and request that it be sent to the Royal Academy next year, 'that exhibition is very seen', Macdonald is right that it would be to Israels' advantage to exhibit more in England, 23 November 1871 |