| Description | Letter dated 19 November 1867 to Macdonald from R. Herdman, 9 St. Bernard's Crescent, Edinburgh, regarding a possible picture for Macdonald, with description of Italian scene, similar to one he painted before but 'more perfect in arrangement and certainly superior in colour', price would be 50 guineas, unable to speak with much authority on McCulloch's collection, though there is nothing 'much of importance by other artists' in it, except for a sketch by Phillip, further comments on other highlights of McCulloch's collection, which is for sale, working on 'Queen Mary' series for the Glasgow Art Union, hopes that the Italian scene will suit Macdonald as he will have little time to start anything else for some time to come. |