| Description | Letter dated 21 October 1881 to Macdonald from George Reid, R.S.A., 38 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, apologising for not having written, referring to Millais' visit to Macdonald, Noel Paton should be added to the portrait gallery, illness of Brodie, lack of progress with the Lord President's portrait, sittings with Mr. McLaren, painting Mitford Mitchell's father for his head, meeting with Tom Graham, meeting with Robertson Smith [Professor William Robertson Smith], Mrs. P.O. Hill 'was loud in her praises of your head. You must really get "busted" some of these days', working in a studio in George Street, dinner at the President's house and admiration for his pictures and books, visit to Mr. Skelton at Braid, Douglas is bringing out a 'Johnnie Gibb' [presumably an edition of 'Johnnie Gibb of Gushetneuk' by William Alexander, publ. 1880] with lithographic illustrations, visit from Rev. Alexander Thomson of Haddington. |