Frank Cadogan Cowper, The Beacon Nursery, Ditchling, Sussex, to his mother
He hopes to finish his pictures by August. He now only works on the "picture of the village" in the mornings. He has completed a small self-portrait using
Eden's method and thinks it his best work, he has confidence in his painting for the first time.
He and Eden understand the method of painting better than all the Pre-Raphaelites other than
Millais. He thinks Millais kept his technique secret from the other PRBs.
He wishes Erskine could join them.