| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from William McTaggart, 13, Hope Street, Edinburgh, apologising for delay in replying, had intended to have a picture ready for him, but the weather has been too dark, hopes to paint a picture of a shepherd's child and a collie dog soon which would be suitable for Macdonald, if it is much delayed he will give him another one, hoping to see him at the Royal Scottish Academy exhibition, 23 February 1875 |