| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from John Pettie, The Lothians, Fitzjohn's Avenue, South Hampstead, London, thanking for kind reply to his letter, he has seen Johnson who is going to call on Messrs. Wallace and Bouse this week with a view to a position for his son who is still at King's College, reference also to a note to Mr. MacBrayne, working hard, no news, will remind Holl again about the portrait, but he is painting the Prince of Wales at the moment, 'who gives him sittings and behaves like a gentleman I believe!', glad Macdonald has got Tadema, Hunter is happy, 17 February 1884 |