| Description | Letter, probably written in Spring 1883, to Hope Macdonald from Rosalie Hook, Silverbeck, Churt, Farnham [Surrey], explaining that she was waiting to write until 'the Academy night was over and Bry's fate decided', hoping that Mr. Macdonald is recovering from his illness, Bryan has had a letter and some birds from Joseph Farquharson, etching meeting at Millais' house, proud to see Bryan win a prize, present to Mr. Pickersgill from his student, 'the students all truly love him', his practical speech, Mr. White to lecture on everyday life, new village reading room, where Aberdeen papers are preferred to London ones, Millais and Hook cannot do the portrait until the Academy work is done, Hook is painting a large inland picture of a haycart, Wylie says Hook is wonderful and gets better as he grows older, hopes that Macdonald will be well enough to be at the show next spring. |