| Description | Letter to Hope Macdonald from John Pettie, The Lothians, Fitzjohn's Avenue, South Hampstead, London N.W., just returned from Paris, Pearson was too busy to sit for his portrait when Macdonald requested Pettie to do it, 'I think I said I did not think him worthy of the honour of being in the collection!!!', he will still be happy to do it, he has seen progress on the bust and thinks she will like it, she should come to London in this good weather, sorry to hear of her recent family trouble, 15 June 1885 |