| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from Linley Sambourne, The Manor House, Lower Slaughter, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, pleased to hear that Macdonald will once again be visiting London 'Tho this year will be extra dull on account of H.R.H. Duke of Albany's death', his own illness, liver out of order, off champagne, his brother-in-law Fletcher has taken this house and they are down visiting, description of area and trout streams, his wife is better, his idea for the cartoon for Punch for the Academy exhibition, a Royal Academy Costume Ball, intentions of taking photographs in Lower Slaughter, Orchardson's picture rumoured to be 'the hit of the year', Riviere and Davis also doing well, he is disappointed he is only to have three copies of the Diploma but will give one to Macdonald, though he will not be able to send one to the Academy, hopes of having Macdonald for one night while he is in London, hopes that Mrs. Macdonald will come too, 'I am to do the Health Diploma I believe but they are queer people to deal with … and do not deserve success they are so mean', praise of Bryan Hook and George Thompson, and of John Brown, Millais' good health, 13 April 1884 |