Lieutenant General Sir William Thomas Furse thanks de László for the sketch of "the chief" (Lord Roberts) and writes that his wife "speaks in glowing enthusiasm" about the portrait of Lord Roberts in Eton [6924]. The sender, Eton educated, had been Aide-de-Camp to Lord Roberts from 1891 to 1893. "I love Eton and I love the Chief", he states in this letter

Accession number

005-0002

Type

Letter

Sender

Furse, Lieutenant General Sir William Thomas (1865 - 1953)

Recipient

László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)