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Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0058

Sender: Ouroussow, Prince Serge

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

Visit card from Prince Serge Ouroussow with an invitation to lunch
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0059

Sender: Bunau-Varilla, Maurice (1856 - 1944)

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

Visit card of the French press magnate, Maurice Bunau-Varilla, with illegible notes in de László's hand. Item also includes what appears to be a handwritten visit card of Mlle Juliette Herluison, also with illegible notes in de László's hand
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0060

Sender: Roosevelt, Colonel Kermit (1889 - 1943),Roosevelt, Mrs Kermit [née Belle Wyatt Willard] (1892 - 1968)

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

Visit card of the second son of Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and his wife
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0061

Sender: Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquín (1863 - 1923)

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

Visit card of the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida welcoming de László on a visit to Spain and offering warmest greetings from an admirer
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0062

Sender: Mendez, Pedro G.

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

Visit card of Pedro G. Mendez, former Deputy of the Argentine Republic
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0063

Sender: Villavieja, La Marquesa De

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

Visit card of La Marquesa de Villavieja
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0064

Sender: Messala, Jean D.

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

Visit card of Jean D. Messala
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0065

Sender: Bosdari, Count Alessandro De (1867-1929)

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

Visit card of Count Alessandro de Bosdari
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0066

Sender: Csáky, Count György Napoleon (1862 - 1923)

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

Letter concerning a meeting with de László. He also mentions that he admired de László's exhibition and that de László is "a man who will life forever"
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0069

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

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

Letter from one of de László's few authorised copyists, Frederick Cullen, confirming his appointment as art teacher to Lady Hanbury-Williams' daughter
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0072

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

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

Undated letter from one of de László's few authorised copyists, Frederick Cullen, confirming he has started "the works" in de László's studio. It is not clear which works he is referring to
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0075

Sender: Campbell, Lady Allan [née Lady Moya Melisende Browne] (1892 - 1974)

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

Letter regarding a studio visit
Letters 1894-1916 Private, 004-0006

Sender: Edström, (Peter) David (1873 - 1938)

Recipient: Walston, Sir Charles [formerly Waldstein] (1856-1927)

Letter from American sculptor David Edström to Anglo-American archaeologist, Sir Charles Walston. Edström is interested in de László's portrait of Walston [7626] or [7629]; de László is "the best psychologist of all the modern portrait painters"; will Walston arrange for de László to see his works since "one needs people who know their business"?
Letters 1894-1916 Private, 004-0011

Sender: De La Warr, Muriel Sackville, Countess [née Lady Muriel Agnes Brassey]; wife of 8th Earl (1872 - 1930)

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

Letter to de László requesting a visit from Lucy
Letters 1894-1916 Private, 004-0012

Sender: Darnley, Florence Bligh, Countess of [née Florence Rose Morphy]; wife of 8th Earl (1860 - 1944)

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

Letter requesting a studio visit
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0007

Sender: Fleming, Mrs Valentine [née Evelyn Beatrice Ste Croix Rose] (1885 - 1964)

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

De László has agreed to paint the sender's portrait, however, she cannot afford it right now, but "perhaps after the war". She finishes the letter by exclaiming that she loves the portrait of her husband, Valentine Fleming [5085], which hangs in Grosvenor Square
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0008

Drawing inscribed left: Das hätten Sie doch nicht tun sollen [Translation: You shouldn’t have done this]. Inscribed right: Collector of Snake Skins
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0012

Sender: Ferenczy, Ida von (1839 - 1928)

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

Telegram from Ida von Ferenczy, confidant of the late Empress Elisabeth of Austria, informing de László of a forthcoming charitable exhibition of "our unforgettable saintly Queen" which is to include "the beautiful sketch you gave me" [7857]
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0013

Sender: Földváry, Emma

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

The sender is interested to know when de László will paint "Aunt Vicky and His Majesty". This correspondence is undated but was probably written in or before 1896 given the painting of a portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I is mentioned
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0014

Sender: Ferenczy, Ida von (1839 - 1928)

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

Visit card from Ida von Ferenczy, confidant of the late Empress Elisabeth of Austria, concerning a visit by de László