Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from John Pettie, 30 March 1882 Letter to Alexander Macdonald of Kepplestone from John Pettie, The Lothians, Fitzjohn's Avenue, South Hampstead, London, delighted with the pedestals, just arrived, 'when I have something worthy of putting on them I will be quite grand', Lawson is doing a marble bust of his second son, nearly time for sending material in for the Royal Academy exhibition, 'F. Holls' portraits will make a sensation this year, they are fine', John Forbes White called on Pettie on his way to Spain, 'lucky man', looking forward to seeing Macdonald at the dinner, he has had a bad cold, hoping George Reid has something good, Mr. Aird has bought all Pettie's pictures and has a flower piece by Reid, Calderon has been ill and cannot finish his principal work for the Academy, 30 March 1882 30 March 1882