| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from John Pettie, The Lothians, Fitzjohn's Avenue, South Hampstead, London, saying that his self-portrait should have been despatched on Friday, he did two but destroyed one, 'You must be gentle with me - remember I am not a good subject … some friends liked it, others not', the painting has been despatched via London and North Western passenger train, 21 November 1881 |