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Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0032

Sender: Helmore, Wilfred Francklyn (1881-1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/07/1912
Partial letter (pages missing) From the Director of the London and New Art School, W. Francklyn Helmore, to de László asking the artist to reconsider his decision to leave his teaching role. De László had been teaching, without payment, for one morning a week at the school; he gave the portrait class for advanced students who planned to become professional painters. "I... can appreciate how hard it must be for you to give up the time, as you so generously have, in teaching students who are perhaps unworthy of your kindness from an artistic point of view", Helmore writes, "but, who, I know, feel an intense gratitude to you for all you have done for them"
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0033

Sender: Helmore, Wilfred Francklyn (1881-1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/08/1912
Letter from the Director of the London and New Art School, W. Francklyn Helmore, to de László thanking the artist for agreeing to teach at the school until the end of the year. De László had been teaching, without payment, for one morning a week at the school, but had previously written to Helmore about leaving his position (see DLA007-0032 for Helmore's reply)
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0047

Sender: Hutchinson, Sir George

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/12/1912
Contract dated 10th December 1912 between the publishers, Hutchinson & Co, de László and Oakley Williams
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0058

Sender: Hamillton, Mrs Vereker Monteith [née Lilian Swainson] (1865 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/05/1912
Letter from the medallist and sculptor Lilian Vereker Hamillton to de László thanking him for the cheque in settlement of a bronze medallion of Lord Roberts
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0060

Sender: Hamillton, Mrs Vereker Monteith [née Lilian Swainson] (1865 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/05/1912
Letter from the medallist and sculptor Lilian Vereker Hamillton to de László regarding a bronze medallion of Lord Roberts
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0065

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/07/1912
Letter from Irène Vernon Harcourt to de László regretting that she must postpone sitting for the artist as her husband was recently the victim of a bad motor accident. "I know you will understand", she writes, "& allow me to have my wedding present [10003] from you later on"
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0066

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/10/1912
Letter from Irène Vernon Harcourt to de László regarding a date for the first sitting of her portrait [10003]
1892-1925 Private, 009-0024

Sender: Lee, Major William Lauriston Melville (1865-1955)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/02/1912
Letter from Major Melville Lee to de László regarding Viscount Valentia's forthcoming appointment to sit for his portrait.
1892-1925 Private, 009-0025

Sender: Lee, Major William Lauriston Melville (1865-1955)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/11/1912
Letter from Major Lee to de László regarding the artist's portrait of Lord Valentia [7395]. Invites de László to the official presentation and asks him to approve Frederick Cullen's copies after the portrait. Also mentions varnishing, heliogravures and the miniature copy of the portrait to be presented to Lady Valentia (DLA009-0025 and DLA009-0026 were previously partial items that have now been merged into DLA009-0025. DLA009-0026 has been deleted, AD 04/03/21)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0003

Sender: Reed, Edward Tennyson (1860-1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/03/1912
Letter from Edward Tennyson Reed to de László in which he encloses a cheque for the Artists' Benevolent Fund Dinner. He promises to send de László a drawing (in exchange for the inscribed photograph of Admiral Togo [110587] de László had previously sent him, see DLA010-0004) once his exhibition, which the King recently visited, closes
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0004

Sender: Reed, Edward Tennyson (1860-1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/02/1912
Edward Tennyson Reed asks de László for a photograph of his portrait of Admiral Togo [110587]. Togo had been a friend of Reed's father, a naval architect who designed battleships for the Japanese. In return, Reed will exchange a Punch sketch of his. Reed also sends a private view ticket for his exhibition of drawings at the Dudley Galleries, he mentions Theodore Blake Wirgman's loss, and ends the letter by expressing his "profound admiration" for de László's work (DLA010-0021 was previously archived with this item)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0021

Sender: Reed, Edward Tennyson (1860-1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/03/1912
Edward Tennyson Reed thanks de László for the inscribed photograph of his portrait of Admiral Togo [110587]. He hopes de László will attend his exhibition, from which he can choose a drawing in exchange for the Togo photograph, and he encloses a cheque for the Artists' Benevolent Fund Dinner (item was previously archived with DLA010-0004)
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0005

Sender: Shaw, Catherine M.

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
03/07/1912
Letter from Catherine M. Shaw to Lucy de László asking if de László will make the acquaintance of a Hungarian singer who the author has been working with on some music and who is in straightened circumstances
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0018

Sender: Strong, Susan (1870-1946),Korbay, Ferenc Sándor (1846 - 1913)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/08/1912
Letter written by Susan Strong on behalf of Ferenc ("Feri") Sándor Korbay, the Hungarian composer who was a great friend of de László’s. Strong explains that Korbay is ill with a chill and gout, but that he wishes de László to keep the evening of 11th September free for dinner and to go and hear his overture at the Queen’s Hall. Strong also mentions photographs of the "great portrait", which is presumed to be that of Korbay [3390], painted by de László in July 1912
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0035

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/12/1912
Letter from the Honourable Rachel Beatrice Kay-Shuttleworth on behalf of a committee of Sophie Weisse's former pupils at Northlands School to de László regarding framing and photography of [2097]. They would like a "plain oak frame" in the style of "Mr Watt's frames" rather than a Louis XIV one, and for the portrait to be photographed and reproduced in Emery Walker's "photogravure process"
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0049

Sender: Slater, Jessie

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/10/1912
Letter from Jessie Slater thanking de László for the "beautiful picture", a "cherished treasure" which she will take back to Africa. She congratulates the artist on the birth of his son, John
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0053

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/10/1912
Letter from the Honourable Rachel Beatrice Kay-Shuttleworth to de László thanking the artist for his letter in which he wrote of his completion of the portrait of Sophie Weisse [2097]. She will come to his studio to see the picture and to discuss framing once back in London. She congratulates de László on the birth of his son, John
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0054

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/07/1912
Letter from the Honourable Rachel Beatrice Kay-Shuttleworth on behalf of the Committee of the Old Northlanders Club to de László regarding the commission of [2097], a portrait of Sophie Weisse, Headmistress and founder of Northlands
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0066

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/11/1912
Letter from the Honourable Rachel Beatrice Kay-Shuttleworth to de László regarding the portrait of Sophie Weisse [2097], which the artist's maid let her in to see in his absence. She asks de László the price of the frame and enquires about copyright
W 1893-1916, 012-0005

Sender: Wall, Annie

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/07/1912
Letter from Annie Wall asking if de László would agree to take on a young Swedish painter, Berggren(?), as a student. "For years now he has had a wish, a fervent wish, - 'It has always been my dream', he said - 'to become a pupil of Fülöp László'", writes Wall. She passes on a greeting from Cardinal Rampolla and praises de László's picture of the Cardinal [4511]