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Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0010

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

Recipient: Hutchinson, Sir George
08/09/1913
Incensed letter from de László to the publishing house, Hutchinson & Co., regarding his and Oakley Williams' apparent "Agreement" to deliver a manuscript, illustrations and subscribers by the Spring of 1913 (see DLA007-0009). "The question of publication in the Spring of 1913 was never even under discussion", he writes. "I have been put to annoyance, serious expense, and to the loss of valuable time.... I have also postponed very important commissions in order to paint portraits which, in my judgment, are calculated to contribute to the success and interest of the book"
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0024

Sender: Jenkins, Frederick

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/12/1913
List containing names of de László's sitters from the printer and engraver, Frederick Jenkins
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0057

Sender: Howell, Isabel Mary (1845 - 1914)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/06/1913
Letter from Isabel Mary Howell to de László regretting that she and her sisters cannot attend the private view of the exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in which their group portrait [112057] was to be shown
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0062

Sender: Hughes-Stanton, Sir Herbert Edwin Pelham (1870 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/12/1913
Letter from the British painter, Herbert Hughes-Stanton, thanking de László for congratulating him on his election as an associate of the Royal Academy
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0064

Sender: Vernon-Harcourt, Mrs Bernard [née Anna Irène Margaret Micholls] (1886 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/04/1913
Letter from Irène Vernon Harcourt to de László expressing her delight that the artist will paint her mother. She asks what the fee will be for a sketch on cardboard of the same dimensions as her own portrait [10003]
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0070

Sender: Ingpen, Roger (1868-1956)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/12/1913
Letter from Roger Ingpen of the publisher Hutchinson to de László regarding photographic reproductions, possibly for Oakley Williams' publication on the artist
K 1894-1916 Private, 008-0004

Sender: Kay-Shuttleworth, The Honourable Rachel Beatrice (1886 - 1967)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/07/1913
Letter from the Honourable Rachel Beatrice Kay-Shuttleworth on behalf of the Old Northlanders Club (former students of Northlands School) to de László in which they send something to the artist and hope he "will think it fairly good"
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0020

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/01/1913
Letter of sympathy from Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka to de László following an accident in which the artist broke his leg while on holiday in the Jura Mountains in December 1912
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0022

Sender: Radisics, Jenő (1856 - 1917)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/11/1913
Jenő Radisics is with Károly Csányi, Deputy Director of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts, and he asks when he can visit de László (item was previously archived with DLA010-0019)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0017

Sender: Simpson, Charles Walter (1885-1971)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/10/1913
Letter from the English painter, Charles Walter Simpson, to de László enclosing a card to the private view of his watercolour exhibition
W 1893-1916, 012-0019

Sender: Westlake, Alice [née Hare] (1840 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/07/1913
Letter from Alice Westlake concerning a friend of hers (presumed to be Mary Webber) whose father is a professor at Cambridge (presumed to be Doctor Edwin Charles Clark) and who is anxious to meet de László regarding the commission of a presentation portrait for the university (presumed to [13603])
W 1893-1916, 012-0023

Sender: Weirter [also Whirter or Weierter], Louis (1873 - 1932)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/04/1913
Letter from Louis Weirter thanking de László for the subscription and enclosing a receipt. He would like to call on de László one day as he has met several people in Budapest who know him well
Letter from Leó Lánczy to de László, Hungarian & German 1928-1929, 031-0003

Sender: Lánczy, Leó [né Lazarsfeld] (1852 - 1921)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/09/1913
Lánczy has received the portrait of his wife [9966], after having received that of Baron Forster [11372] in error. He praises the portrait and confirms having paid de László 12,000 crowns as requested.
Letter from Mme Leó Lánczy to de László, Hungarian & German 1928-1929, 031-0004

Sender: Lánczy, Madame Leó [née Janka Lázár formerly Lusztig; other married name Madame Gusztáv Szászy-Schwarz] (1852 - 1921)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/08/1913
Mme Leó Lánczy thanks de László for the photographs; she is looking forward to seeing the painting [9966].
Letter from Mme Leó Lánczy to de László, Hungarian & German 1928-1929, 031-0010

Sender: Lánczy, Madame Leó [née Janka Lázár formerly Lusztig; other married name Madame Gusztáv Szászy-Schwarz] (1852 - 1921)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/11/1913
Mme Leó Lánczy has declined the Műcsarnok's request to lend her portrait [9966] to their exhibition. She would, however, be happy to lend it to their Spring Exhibition.
Letter from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0018

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/09/1913
Harkányi hopes de László's stomach problems are better. Travel plans and general news.
Postcard from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0019

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
23/03/1913
Unfavourable exhibition review in "Pester Lloyd" (Műcsarnok, Spring 1913). Reference to assassination of the King of Greece.
Letter from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0020

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/01/1913
Reference to de László’s leg fracture. The Műcsarnok needs de László's signature on the form accompanying the portrait [111091], which is to be exhibited. Where should the reproduction be sent?
Letter from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0023

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/05/1913
The portrait of Harkányi [111091] has been returned to the sitter's son following its successful exhibition (Műcsarnok, Spring 1913). De László’s plans to visit Budapest. Family news.
Letter from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0025

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/01/1913
Reference to de László’s leg fracture. Arrangements to lend his portrait [111091] for exhibition (Műcsarnok, Spring 1913) and return of the study portrait [5572]. Schleinitz monograph. Travel arrangements. Comments on political climate.