| Description | Letter to Hope Macdonald, Kepplestone, from J.L. Gerome, 65, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, apologising for further delays in sending the portrait but finally sending it, hoping she will like it, there is damage to the varnish but it was necessary to varnish it to protect it, it can be redone in a month or six weeks, delighted that he will be part of the collection of famous people, 3 July 1886 |