| Description | Letter dated 26 January 1872 to Macdonald from George Reid, R.S.A., 23 Duke Street, Edinburgh (Mrs. W. Scott's), thanking for telegram about Herdman's pictures, description of 'a head which I suppose is the one he has written you about', which was at that stage just begun, discussion with Herdman as to the hanging of portraits in the exhibition, not many people visit Herdman often, pleased that Macdonald has bid for Chalmers' painting 'Sympathy'. |