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Letter from Léon Bélugou to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0205

Sender: Bélugou, Léon (1865 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/06/1931
Suggests the Emperor of Annam (Bảo Đại) as a possible sitter. Mentions de László's unfinished portrait of Anne Murray Dike. Asks if the artist would present a drawing or sketch of the sitter to the curator of the Blérancourt Museum.
Two letters from Tibor de Scitovszky to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0005

Sender: Scitovszky, Tibor de (1875 - 1959)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/01/1931
Letter dated 17 January 1931: Scitovszky congratulates de László on the marriage of his son, Stephen. He expresses admiration for a portrait of Comtesse Georges de Castellane [3786] seen in Paris. Travel plans. Letter dated 6 May 1930: Scitovszky declines an invitation due to travel plans. He expresses disappointment at not being able to bring the "Hungarian loan" home owing to pending Eastern reparations agreement.
Letter from Baron Félix de Gerliczy-Burián to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0007

Sender: Gerliczy-Burián, Baron Félix de (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/01/1931
Gerliczy congratulates de László on his son Stephen's marriage. He invites de László and Lucy to Hegyfalu, proudly mentioning his “László Room” there.
Letter from László Dienes to de László; item includes a handwritten note from J. Rónai on behalf of Elek Petrovics, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0011

Sender: Dienes, László

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/10/1931
László Dienes requests de László’s permission to make a copy of his portrait of Regent Miklós Horthy in the Museum of Fine Arts [5684]. The copy is intended for the Ludovika Academy. A handwritten note beneath the typescript affirms Dienes’s experience in producing accurate copies of museum works.
Letter from László Kézdi-Kovács to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0022

Sender: Kézdi-Kovács, László (1864 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/01/1931
Kezdi-Kovács congratulates de László on the marriage of his son, Stephen. The Society of Independent Artists has struck the de László Medal with the artist's portrait. Ripka's portrait [110835] was a great success at the Society of Independent Artists' exhibition.
Letter from Gyula Komjáti-Wanyerka to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0027

Sender: Komjáti-Wanyerka, Gyula (1894 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
11/01/1931
Komjáti has become a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, the first Hungarian artist to be given the honour. He thanks de László for his support during his two years in London.
Letter from the Principal Private Secretary to the Regent (Horthy) to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0055

Sender: Horthy de Nagybánya, Admiral Miklós, Regent of Hungary (1868 - 1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/01/1931
The Principal Private Secretary to the Regent (Horthy) writes to convey the Regent’s thanks for de László and his family’s good wishes for the New Year. His signature is illegible.
Letter from Mihály Lóránt to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0065

Sender: Lóránt, Mihály (Michael)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/06/1931
Mihály Lóránt accepts an invitation and congratulates de László on his success in Paris.
Letter from Mihály Lóránt to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0066

Sender: Lóránt, Mihály (Michael)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/05/1931
Mihály Lóránt sends a copy of the “Szabadkai Napló” to de László reporting on the Royal Society of British Painters' exhibition.
Letter from Mihály Lóránt to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0068

Sender: Lóránt, Mihály (Michael)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/05/1931
Mihály Lóránt accepts an invitation for lunch; Lóránt will interview de László for the “Az Est”.
Letter from Mihály Lóránt to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0069

Sender: Lóránt, Mihály (Michael)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/04/1931
Mihály Lóránt requests an interview with de László for “Az Est” on the current state of British art.
Letter and postcard from Elek Petrovics to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0099

Sender: Petrovics [Petrovich], Elek (1873 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/05/1931
Letter: Petrovics confirms having received portraits of Apponyi [4759] and Lord Rothermere [2596] donated by de László to the National Hungarian Museum of Fine Arts. They are exhibited together with Jeno Rákosi's portrait [6729]. Thanks de László for sending him the RBA publication. Postcard: Thanks the artist for sending him an issue of the magazine 'L'Art'.
Letter from László Bárdossy to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0112

Sender: Bárdossy, László (1890 - 1946)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/06/1931
Bárdossy asks de László to recruit his family members and friends to join the Anglo-Hungarian Society, and encloses application forms.
Letter from László Háry to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0113

Sender: Háry, László (1890 - 1953)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
13/03/1931
László Háry, officer commanding the Royal Hungarian Air Force Testing Station in Székesfehérvár, asks for permission to have de László's portrait of Admiral Horthy [5684] copied for their officers' mess. The copyist they envisage is György Litkey.
Letter from Patrik Stuhlmann to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0114

Sender: Stuhlmann, Patrik

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/09/1931
Patrik Stuhlmann, Director of the Premonstratensian Realschule in Gödöllő, requests permission to have Admiral Horthy’s portrait copied [5684]. The copyist envisaged is Béla Kontuly.
Letter from Baron Iván Rubido-Zichy to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1930-1931, 032-0115

Sender: Rubido-Zichy de Zich et Zagorje, Baron Iván (1874 - 1964)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/08/1931
Baron Rubido-Zichy thanks de László for his "splendid picture" [111030] and encloses a photograph of it.
Letter from de László's secretary to Frederick John Nettlefold, N 1929-1937, 078-0077

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)
17/06/1931
De László’s secretary thanks Nettlefold for the £840 payment for his wife's portrait [10330].
Letter from Frederick John Nettlefold to de László, N 1929-1937, 078-0078

Sender: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/06/1931
Nettlefold confirms receipt of his wife's portrait [10330], encloses a cheque for £840, and notes that the portrait is hanging in their dining room.
Letter from de László's secretary to Frederick John Nettlefold, N 1929-1937, 078-0079

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)
13/06/1931
De László's secretary writes to confirm the safe arrival of Mrs Nettlefold’s (Vera de Villiers') portrait [10330] and requests payment of the honorarium.
Letter from de László to Véronique Nettlefold (Vera de Villiers), N 1929-1937, 078-0080

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: Villiers, Vera de [née Veronica Graaff; married names Mrs F. J. Nettlefold and Mrs Albert H. Coates] (1891 - 1973)
19/05/1931
Véronique Nettlefold’s (Vera de Villiers') portrait [10330] will be glazed, packed, and delivered. Regrets it cannot be included in his Paris exhibition due to drying time, hopes to include it in his next London exhibition, and notes it has been photographed.