Description | Notes by Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone on a visit to London, including visit to Royal Academy, Wallis French Gallery, Deschamps French Gallery, C.P. Matthews' collection, D. Price's collection, Mr. Jenkins' collection, seeing Miss Thomson's 'Waterloo', Blake's drawings at the Burlington Club, Moore's Minstrels ('rubbish'), meeting with Millais, Faed, Wells, Pettie, Keene, George Reid, Alma Tadema, Hodson, Holl, Marks, Riviere, Tom Graham, H. Cameron, J.C. Hook, Schwabe, Armstead, Onless, Calderon, Sir Henry James, visits from the young Hooks, William Minto, and Peter Graham, visits to Orchardson and Cotman, James Nasmyth, Samuel Smiles, George du Maurier, G.F. Watts, reference to Tom Gray's death, restaurants and shops as well as other visitors and acquaintances, 6 - 21 June 1876 |