| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from Archibald Reid, 8, York Buildings, Edinburgh, just returned from the exhibition which is 'fairly good', George Reid's pictures have been hung well, his own have not, 'I have been dished completely - Cockburnspath is on the floor in the Condemned Cell and quite in shadow', Orchardson's portrait of Napoleon is fine and so are Millais' paintings, the portrait of Lady Huntly and a head of a girl, Sam has not been well hung, he saw nothing of Lockhart's but did see MacTaggart's, he will have a better look soon, he will meet Forbes White and the Gibsons tonight to hear the London news, he has heard from his mother that Macdonald is better, but has not heard from George and asks if it is true that he is to paint Froude, 17 February 1881 |