Baldry comments on the Apollo issue, the Society of Arts report, his meetings in London, and the Leicester Galleries exhibition, particularly William Nicholson’s "Sweet Peas" and Walter Sickert’s portrait of the King. Encloses a quotation from the life of Alfred Gilbert on portraiture and the importance of understanding a sitter’s character, noting its relevance to de László’s views.

Accession number

024-0102

Type

Letter

Sender

Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient

László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Location

Public Collection, National Portrait Gallery, London

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Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Personal Letters from 1st Jan 1936 to 30th June 1937, 024-0102 Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Personal Letters from 1st Jan 1936 to 30th June 1937, 024-0102 Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Personal Letters from 1st Jan 1936 to 30th June 1937, 024-0102

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