| Description | Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from J.P.D. Robertson, 19, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, regarding further sittings for Orchardson, pleased that the picture is finished, and satisfied that Orchardson's intention to exhibit it is a sign that it is good, 'especially as his fame for the year is mainly to rest on this picture', 'The effect of his letter on the person mainly concerned has been what might have been expected if Barnum had written to Jumbo that he found his photo. paid as well as himself', looking forward to a visit to London and a holiday, hoping to see Macdonald in London, asking for advice on paying Orchardson, 'It is not a time for poor men to be buying, and still less paying for pictures, when the wealthy community of Aberdeen (per Dr. Webster) can't afford to keep Prince Leopold', 24 May 1882 |