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My dear Parents My pictures are coming on and are nearly finished. That word finished is my stumbling block - My mother and child are well along - and my Berlin work is framed - My own portrait is going to look painter-like but not very like. The whiskers are a trifle queer. I am not going to send to London this year. Have no small painting good enough and the two large ones are of a weight that puts them out of reach. The frame on my portrait is black and nothing but gold frames are accepted in the Academy - My "Mother and Child" which is large, and my best. I hoped to send to London, but am [[strikethrough]] pl [[/strikethrough]] advised by Walden to send it the Salon. And his advise is valuable. He is directing my efforts now