Literature
Selected essays and articles on Philip de László which have, with the kind permission of their respective authors, been made available to read online. Arranged chronologically:
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Stop and Look – Cardinal Mariano Rampolla by Philip Alexius de László
Andrew Wilton examines one of de László's most arresting ecclesiastical portraits in Reaction online https://reaction.life/stop-and-look-cardinal-mariano-rampolla-by-philip-alexius-de-laszlo/ -
To Frame a Painter
MacDonogh, Giles, 'To Frame a Painter', History Today, February 2021. A society portraitist who emigrated to Britain from Hungary found himself embroiled in a drama of divided loyalties during the First World War -
Richard Ormond Review of the exhibition Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937): "I am an Artist of the World"
Ormond, Richard, Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937): "I am an Artist of the World," The Burlington, January 2020 The foremost authority on John Singer Sargent reviews the exhibition at the Hungarian National Gallery. -
Philip de László in the Great War
MacDonogh, Giles 'Philip de László in the Great War', de Laszlo Archive Trust, February 2017. To read this, click here
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Philip de László et la famille Gramont au château de Vallière
Ribeton, Olivier, ‘Philip de László et la famille Gramont au château de Vallière’, Les Cahiers d’Histoire de l’Art, no. 10, 2012, pp.143-57. Click here to read the original article in French.
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Philip de László and the Corvin Badge of Honour: a Late Recognition
Sallay, Dr Gergely Pál, ‘Philip de László and the Corvin Badge of Honour: a Late Recognition', The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, vol. 51, no. 3 (296), September 2012, pp.165-70. Click here to read the article. This article was first published in Hungarian in Katonaújság in December 2011. Dr Sallay is Head of Department in the Hungarian Military History Museum in Budapest.
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De László, Portraitist of Perfection
Harvey, Adrian, 'De László, 'Portraitist of Perfection', North Magazine, Summer 2009, pp. 40-43. To read this, click here
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Philip de László in Hungary
Bellak Gabor. In A Brush with Grandeur, Sandra de Laszlo, ed., & Christopher Wenthworth-Stanley, asst. ed., Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2004, pp 20-29
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Philip de László in England
Wood, Christopher, ‘Philip de László in England’, in A Brush with Grandeur, Sandra de Laszlo, ed., & Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, asst. ed., Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2004, pp.20-29. Click here to read the essay
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De László, Royalty and Tradition
Lloyd, Christopher, 'De László, Royalty and Tradition', in A Brush with Grandeur, Sandra de Laszlo, ed., & Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, asst. ed., Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2004, pp.30-39. Click here to read the article
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De László and Sargent
Ormond, Richard, ‘De László and Sargent’, in A Brush with Grandeur, Sandra de Laszlo, ed., & Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, asst. ed., Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2004, pp.40-49. Click here to read the essay
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De László’s Relationships with his Patrons and Sitters
Bailey, Suzanne, ‘De László’s Relationships with his Patrons and Sitters', in A Brush with Grandeur, Sandra de Laszlo, ed., & Christopher Wentworth-Stanley, asst. ed., Paul Holberton Publishing, London, 2004, pp.50-64. Click here to read the essay
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An Artist at Home, Philip de László
Kinchin, Juliet, 'An Artist at Home, Philip de László', in Budapest and London, Britain & Hungary,Contacts in Architecture & Design during the 19th and 20th Century, Essays & Studies, ed. Gyula Ernyey, Hungarian University of Craft & Design, Budapest 1999. Click here to read the essay