| Description | Letter dated 31 December 1883 to Macdonald from J.S. Hodgson, [5 Hill Road, Abbey Road, N.W. London], apologising for not writing sooner and having no excuse, thanks for granite pedestal which will be taken to the new house in the spring, taking advantage of dark, non-painting days to write out fair copies of lectures, Calderon is suffering from gout, Armstead has given Hodgson one sitting for his portrait, and Hodgson is sitting to Bridges, 'a wonderfully clever little chap always up to the mark', complaints of damp weather, quiet Christmas, plans to clean terracotta bust before pedestal arrives. |