| Description | Letter dated 30 July 1874 to Macdonald from J.C. Hook, R.A., the Post Office, Muchalls, [Kincardineshire], thanking for hamper, criticism of cabbage in small villages, queries regarding James' strawberry growing, accounts of fruit in his own garden, Cotman has been to Muchalls, 'Mr. Reid is to be pitied and so is any artist who paints for folk with handles to their names. Landseer's only bad pictures were those painted for Royalty and those were bad indeed.' |