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Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Toit, Mrs Christopher du [née Beatrice Grace Guinness] (1869 - 1944)
01/03/1892
Long, spirited letter from Lucy to (Beatrice) Grace Guinness describing her time in Munich with their sister, Eva: discusses dances; balls; gowns; first time meeting de László & visiting studio (refers to de László's intended pictures for 1893 World’s Exhibition in Chicago); music lessons; travelling companions
Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Craig-Brown, Mrs Ernest [née Constance Ellen Guinness] (1876 - 1964)
29/04/1892
Letter from Lucy to "Weed" (possibly her sister Constance) whilst in Paris re: accommodation; dress shopping; violin lessons with Martin Pierre Marsick
Sender: Löfftz, Ludwig von (1845 - 1910)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/04/1893
Permit dated 15th April 1893 for de László to visit the Academy of Fine Arts Munich as a student under the "School of Liezen-Mayer"
Sender: Laing, Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel James Anderson (1845 - 1930)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/08/1894
Approximate date given. Partial letter from Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel James Anderson Laing to de László in which he thanks the artist for the photograph of "yourself... with the Minister and his Secretary"; he writes of a trip down the Danube and of his impressions of Vienna; he has heard that de László is going to Sofia to paint royalty there [3937] [3715]; he finishes the letter by praising the artist's industriousness in studying English. He probably met the artist through the Valentin family, with whom he lived while studying in Munich, and who are mentioned in letter
Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/07/1895
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László regarding various travel plans and his own work. He mentions that he looked up Lucy, but she was not home. He adds that she lived on a "not very elegant street"
Sender: Woermann, Professor Karl (1844 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/01/1895
Letter from Professor Karl Woermann thanking de László for his letter and conveying the artist's greetings to everyone. Woermann congratulates de László on his great successes
Sender: Berényi, Gyula

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/04/1896
Profusely thanks de László for his generous Easter gift. De László can always count on him – if he does not want him as a model, he is ready to sit for de László’s colleagues on his recommendation
Sender: G. Heuer & Kirmse

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
13/07/1896
Letter from G. Heuer & Kirmse, a Berlin-based firm of printmakers, to de László letting the artist know that they have not found any German magazine that wants to publish his paintings of invalids, and they have not yet finished the xylographic version of 'Evening Prayer' [10669]. They ask de László to send the historical painting he promised, which they say is of much more interest than genre paintings
Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/12/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László in which he writes of his recent engagement, he congratulates the artist on his commission to paint Emperor Franz Joseph's portrait, and he mentions that he got to know the artists Walter Crane and Edward Burne-Jones whilst in England. He asks de László whether he received the first two volumes of his "Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon"
Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/02/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László regarding the artist's imminent trip to Dresden. Singer asks de László to dinner and adds that he could arrange for one of the artist's girlfriends, presently in Dresden, to come too
Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/08/1896
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László thanking the artist for sending photographs and an exhibition catalogue. Were it not in Hungarian, Singer observes that the catalogue would be useful for his own publication, the Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. He notes that de László has exhibited "a very large number of works" (Singer is possibly referring to the Millennium Exhibition held at the Műcsarnok, Budapest in 1896)
Sender: Indecipherable

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/10/1896
Letter from the Mayor of Zombor asking de László if he will accept a commission to paint life-size portraits of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria to be hung in the ceremonial hall of the city
Sender: Bókay, Professor János (1858 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/12/1897
Sends best wishes for the New Year and encloses a photograph of himself
Sender: Bókay, Professor János (1858 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/12/1897
Letter inviting de László to dinner. Includes a note in another hand
Sender: Indecipherable

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/01/1898
Much of the letter is illegible, including the sender's signature. The author is unhappy about something not being made and ready on time
Sender: Bókay, Professor János (1858 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/01/1898
Letter thanking de László for a photograph
Sender: Wohl, Janka (1848-1901)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/01/1898
New Year greeting card from Janka Wohl
Sender: Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843 - 1915),Werner, Mrs Anton von [née Malwine Schroedter] (b. 1847)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/04/1898
Invitation from Mr and Mrs Anton von Werner to lunch
Sender: Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843 - 1915)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/04/1898
Anton von Werner is looking forward to seeing de László in the company of some colleagues tomorrow
18/04/1898
Országos Hírlap. De László, who achieved great success at the Berlin exhibition, recently completed a portrait of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar in Mainz [10512]; the Grand Duke decorated de László with the Order of White Falcon