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Letter from Lady Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0008

Sender: Keyes, Lady [née Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby]; wife of 1st Baron (1882 - 1973)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/01/1923
Eva Keyes will be in London over the weekend after her sons’ quarantine and asks if she can visit de László.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0010

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
See fn 1 in transcription
Keyes thanks de László for including his portrait [5990] in the exhibition (French Gallery, 1924) and for hosting a party. He apologises for the delay in replying and mentions upcoming travel to Scotland.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0011

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/06/1924
Keyes is proud to have his portrait [5990] included in de László’s exhibition (French Gallery, 1924). Requests invitations be sent to his sisters, a friend, and mother-in-law.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0012

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/09/1923
Keyes sends de László a cheque for two hundred guineas. He praises both his own portrait [5990] and that of his wife [5980]. They are having a reproduction framed. He thanks de László for generously gifting them a study portrait of his wife [5978].
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0013

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/07/1923
Keyes returns the dress lent by de László to his wife for her portrait [5978][5980], noting the jewellery will follow. The dress was much admired. Keyes' mother-in-law praised the portrait of him [5990]. He offers to sit again whenever needed.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0014

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/08/1923
Arrangements for portrait sittings.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0015

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/08/1923
Arrangements for portrait sittings.
Partial letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0016

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/08/1923
Keyes confirms his availability for sittings. He thanks de László for having his wife's portrait [5980] photographed. Letter continues as DLA073-0020.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0017

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/05/1923
Keyes confirms his wife is available to sit for her portrait starting 5 June [5978]. He has wanted de László to paint her portrait since seeing his work in Vienna 16 years earlier.
Letter from Lady Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0018

Sender: Keyes, Lady [née Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby]; wife of 1st Baron (1882 - 1973)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/10/1923
Eva Keyes is pleased the photograph of her husband's portrait [5990] was successful and that de László liked the photograph of her own portrait [5980]. Arrangements for the collection of the pictures.
Letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0019

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/12/1923
Keyes has ordered a frame for Laib’s reproduction of his portrait [5990]. He expresses admiration for the portrait, shared by everyone who has seen it, and conveys both his and his wife's gratitude. Intends to send a memento of their sittings.
Partial letter from Sir Roger Keyes to de László, K 1916, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 073-0020

Sender: Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron (1872 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/08/1923
Holiday plans. Continued from DLA073-0016.
Letter from de László to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0161

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
28/12/1934
Pleased that Macbeth's portrait [7014] and those of his family [3918][3919][3921] were exhibited (Dundee, 1934). Unhappy to learn the family did not approve of the treatment of Fiona's feet [3918]; assures Macbeth that the composition was well thought out.
Letter from de László's secretary to W. E. Paterson, Dunira Estate Office, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0163

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/02/1933
Paul Laib will arrive on 6 February to photograph portraits de László recently painted at Dunira [7014][3918][3919]. The portrait of Macbeth [7014] will also be glazed. Laib will collect an easel left by de László.
Letter from de László to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0165

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
20/10/1932
De László returns a photograph of Macbeth's children, who Macbeth would like the artist to paint. Owing to his schedule, de László must postpone the commission to early 1933 [3918][3919]. Regrets that Mrs Macbeth's portrait [3921] was not included in his exhibition at Dundee.
Letter from William Gilchrist Macbeth to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0167

Sender: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/11/1932
Macbeth's wife has been ill. He hopes de László will come to Dunira in early 1933 to paint both a group portrait and two individual portraits of his daughters [3918][3919]. Was sorry that his wife's portrait [3921] was not included in the artist's recent exhibition (Dundee, 1932).
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0168

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses honoraria and appropriate sizes.
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0169

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses the artist's honoraria and appropriate sizes. Partial duplicate of DLA076-0168 & duplicate of DLA076-0170.
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0170

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses the artist's honoraria and appropriate sizes. Partial duplicate of DLA076-0168 & duplicate of DLA076-0169.
Letter from John Robertson to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0171

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/12/1932
Macbeth is anxious to have the portraits painted before he and his family leave for Australia [3918][3919][7014]. The fees for the sizes suggested by de László should not pose a problem.