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Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0063

Sender: Helmore, Wilfred Francklyn (1881-1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/03/1916
Letter from the Director of the London and New Art School, W. Francklyn Helmore, to de László in which he encloses a [now missing] letter recounting his life. "I'm afraid the enclosed letter is very long", he apologises, "but I find it very difficult to set forth my life in a few words." He also mentions bringing photographs of Lawson Wood's house to de László
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0039

Sender: Senyei, József (1895 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/01/1916
Letter from the Hungarian painter, József Senyei, to de László writing on his way back to the Front via Berlin in 1916 after a week's holiday; he would love to hear word of de László. He has not been able to do much work other than small pencil sketches which were exhibited in a war art exhibition in Budapest
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0050

Sender: Teissier, Mrs Geoffrey Fitzherbert de [née Katharine Henriette Seligman] (1894 - 1980)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/04/1916
Letter from Mrs Geoffrey Fitzherbert de Teissier thanking de László for promising to do her portrait [13422], which was to be a wedding present from the artist and Lucy. She adds that the family love the portrait of her stepbrother, Harry [1725]
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0051

Sender: Strong, Susan (1870-1946)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/01/1916
Letter from Susan Strong to de László informing the artist that Mr Agnew has given her a cheque for £200, which is a six month interest-free loan. In return, he has sent "for the great treasure", which she can regain at the end of the loan period. If she is unable to repay the loan, information will be required about the price of the portrait. She thanks de László for all he has done to help her "over this tragic time"
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0082

Sender: Shannon, Charles Haslewood (1863 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/03/1916
Letter from the English painter, Charles Haslewood Shannon, thanking de László for giving Miss Castellani, a model, some work. Shannon would also like to consult de László on another matter (item was previously archived with DLA011-0046)
Letter from Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge to de László, Portraits G-I, 1916-20, 045-0022

Sender: Horridge, Sir Thomas Gardner (1857-1938)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/09/1916
Varnishing of Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge's portrait [5657]. Recently saw the artist's portrait of Mrs George Sandys [11222] at Greythwaite Hall.
B 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, Aug, 1925, 055-0143

Sender: Beatty, Lady [née Mino Edith Dunn; other married mame Mrs Carol D. Stone] (1886 - 1952)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/10/1916
Letter from Lady Beatty to de László. Can come to London to sit before 19 October but travels to America on 20th. Returns in January.
Letter from Emma von Schröder to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0127

Sender: Schröder, Baroness Bruno [née Emma Deichmann] (1870 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/12/1916
Note concerning an “amateur” greeting card drawn by Emma Schröder's younger daughter, Marga [a drawing must have been enclosed].
Letter from Hans Knoechl to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0134

Sender: Knoechl, Hans (1850-1927)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/11/1916
Knoechl requests a meeting with de László; he would like to discuss "pressing things" concerning Baron Bruno Schröder
Letter from Lord Aberconway to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0008

Sender: Aberconway, Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron (1850 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/02/1916
Lord Aberconway informs de László that due to German bombing Robert Fowler has copied some of his portraits, including de László's of his son [2624]; would like de László to inspect copy [2263]; asks if any of his clients might also want copies made (duplicate, see DLA123-0027)
Letter from Lord Aberconway to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0027

Sender: Aberconway, Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron (1850 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/02/1916
Lord Aberconway informs de László that due to German bombing, Robert Fowler has copied some of his portraits, including de László's of his son [2624]; would like de László to inspect the copy [2263]; asks if any of his clients might also want copies made (duplicate, see DLA123-0008)
Letter from Count Albert Apponyi to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0028

Sender: Apponyi de Nagyappony, Count Albert (1846 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/11/1916
Count Albert Apponyi confirms picture [possibly 2438] packed & dispatched by person who made alterations to frame. Read review in Frankfurt newspaper, congratulates de László.
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0044

Sender: Forteviot, John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron (1856 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/05/1916
Lord Forteviot asks de László if he could do a sketch of his son whilst on leave [5273]
The Alien Restriction (Consolidation) Order, 1916, Internment Material Folder 46, 165-0044

06/11/1916
The Alien Restriction (Consolidation) Order, 1916
Personal Before 1924, 014-0003

Sender: Holme, Charles Geoffrey (1887 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/08/1917
Letter from Charles Geoffrey Holme to de László regarding the reproduction of the artist's portrait of Lady Curzon [3015]. Holme is interested to learn that de László is about to paint "Mr Balfour's portrait for Eton" and hopes it will be as great a success as his portrait of Lord Roberts [6924]
Personal Before 1924, 014-0004

Sender: Clark, Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Kitson (1866 - 1942),Webber, Mrs [née Mary Margaret 'May' Clark] (b. 1867)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/08/1917
Multiple letters. Letter dated 24 July 1917, sympathy thank you card from Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Kitson Clark and Mrs Mary Webber to de László. Letter dated 29 August 1917 from Mrs Mary Webber thanking de László for his kind words and expressing her grief following the death of her father, Doctor Edwin Charles Clark. "Your portrait [13603] will be a joy for ever", she writes
Personal Before 1924, 014-0005

Sender: Barbour, Doctor Alexander Hugh Freeland (1856 - 1927)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/07/1917
Letter from Doctor Alexander Hugh Freeland Barbour to de László concerning the exhibition of his portrait [2338] at the Royal Scottish Academy. Barbour also mentions de László's portrait of his (Barbour's) recently deceased cousin, Thomas Arthur Nelson [6433], "a priceless possession to his widow and Mother now ". "How many homes you have comforted in these sad days", writes Barbour
Personal Before 1924, 014-0007

Sender: Bankes, Mrs Walter Ralph [née Henrietta Jenny Fraser] (1871 - 1953)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/08/1917
Letter from Mrs Walter Ralph Bankes inviting de László to Kingston Lacy, the Bankes family seat
Personal Before 1924, 014-0009

Sender: Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of (1857 - 1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/06/1917
Letter from Bradby Peyman and Mrs G. Cecil Baker on behalf of the Duke of Portland and the British Ambulance Committee enclosing an illustrated catalogue of a portfolio, soon to be sold at Christie's, to which de László had contributed. The Duke has asked if de László's original letter, in which he promised to contribute, could be attached to the picture so as to enhance its value
Personal Before 1924, 014-0010

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/07/1917