| Description | Letter to Hope Macdonald from Frank Holl, Woodlands, Gomshall, near Guildford, Surrey, announcing that he has just sent off the self-portrait to her, he feels it is not very good but apparently it is a good likeness, regrets very much not having made it before Macdonald's death, he defends himself by saying that he had tried twice before and failed to please himself, assuring her that it is the same size and shape as the others, in case she is in a hurry to prepare the frame, 25 August 1885 |