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Letter from Ida von Ferenczy to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0084

Sender: Ferenczy, Ida von (1839 - 1928)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/04/1903
Ida von Ferenczy visited the exhibition yesterday. Disappointed that the portrait of the Emperor was gone [10664]; she saw Lucy's portrait there.
Letter from Count Maximilian Maria von Moy de Sons to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0165

Sender: Moy de Sons, Count Maximilian Maria von (1862 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/05/1903
Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria plans to visit de László's studio; he will not have time to sit for a sketch.
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0143

14/08/1903
Eva de Laszlo's birth certificate
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0004

Sender: Boross, Jenő (1868 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/12/1904
Jenő Boross thanks de László for receiving him and his wife; he has heard much about de László in various countries and is proud that de László is a Hungarian
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0013

Sender: Berzeviczy de Berzevicze et Kakaslomnicz, Albert (1853 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/01/1904
Letter from Albert Berzeviczy, then Minister of Religion and Education in the government of Count István Tisza, regarding the participation of the Hungarian artists at the Berlin Exhibition and their concern that the exhibition is anti-modern art. Asking de László for his opinion on the matter
Letters F 1889-1916 Private, 005-0021

Sender: Fadrusz, Mrs János [née Anna Deréky] (1872 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/11/1904
Partial letter (the beginning is missing) from the widow of the sculptor, János Fadrusz, in which she requests a favour of de László since she "always felt that ... [de László] really loved János". She praises de László's portrait of her husband [5030], and notes that she has had to put his studio up for auction
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0037

Sender: Holme, Charles (1848-1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/12/1904
Letter from Charles Holme, founding editor of The Studio magazine, thanking de László for sending him a case of wine. Holme also mentions that he is sorry to hear de László is postponing his London exhibition
1892-1925 Private, 009-0008

Sender: Lázár, Doctor Béla (1869 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/01/1904
Undated note of gratitude from Béla Lázár to de László (this item previously contained three other letters from Lázár to de László. These letters have now been given individual DLA numbers: see DLA009-0029 to DLA009-0031, AD 19/02/21)
1892-1925 Private, 009-0031

Sender: Lázár, Doctor Béla (1869 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/01/1904
Undated letter from Béla Lázár to de László (possibly dating to 1904 [see accompanying "Editorial Note"]) in which Lázár appeals to de László to contact Charles Holme of The Studio as he would like his recent László Paál publication to be favourably reviewed (this item was previously archived with DLA009-0008)
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0006

Sender: Rose, Clémence

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/04/1904
Letter from the journalist Clémence Rose to de László thanking the artist for the photograph of his portrait of Cardinal Rampolla [4511]
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0080

Sender: Jourdan, Arthur

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/08/1904
Letter from Arthur Jourdan to de László following up on an earlier letter in which he offered, on behalf of a client, 1000 francs for the artist's study of a Hungarian peasant [110949] that was exhibited at the 1904 Paris Salon
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0081

Sender: Jourdan, Arthur

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/04/1904
Letter from Arthur Jourdan to de László in which he asks the artist for his final price for the study of a Hungarian peasant [110949]. His client had previously offered 1000 francs but de László had not accepted the offer on account of it being too low
Private 1894-1915, 013-0006

Sender: Zamoyska, Countess Maria Eleonore (1862 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/06/1904
Telegram from Countess Maria Eleonore Zamoyska, lady-in-waiting to the Archduchess Friedrich of Austria, asking de László to confirm whether the Feltorany are able to visit
Private 1894-1915, 013-0007

Sender: Zamoyska, Countess Maria Eleonore (1862 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/03/1904
Telegram from Countess Maria Eleonore Zamoyska, lady-in-waiting to the Archduchess Friedrich of Austria, regarding the arrival in Vienna of "their Imperial and Royal Highnesses". The Archduchess Henriette will come for sittings at the beginning of next week (see [11301])
Letter from Count Harry Larisch-Moennich to de László, Hungarian & German 1928-1929, 031-0141

Sender: Larisch-Moennich, Count Heinrich 'Harry' (1878 - 1952)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/04/1904
Invites de László to lunch on behalf of his parents.
Letter from Countess Maria Eleonore Zamoyska to de László, Royal Court, 042-0056

Sender: Austria, Archduchess Friedrich of [née Princess Isabella von Croÿ-Dülmen] (1856 - 1931),Zamoyska, Countess Maria Eleonore (1862 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/07/1904
When the Archduchess was in Vienna recently, she saw the portrait of the young Archduchesses [11301]; she is still not satisfied with Henriette regarding likeness and pose, but she is charmed by Marie-Anne; sends congratulations on the birth of de László's son, Stephen
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0003

Sender: Boross, Jenő (1868 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/01/1905
Jenő Boross regrets being unable to meet de László; he is returning to Budapest to see his race horses; hopes to see the artist before his journey to America and to tell him personally “how proud we are of our Hungarian Lenbach”
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0021

Sender: Martin, Carew

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/10/1905
Hoping that de László has not become ill after getting wet
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0022

Sender: Cafe, Thomas Watt (1856-1925)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/10/1905
Hoping de László is not unwell following their "adventure"
Letters 1894-1916 Private, 004-0010

Sender: Duncan, Ellen (1850 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/08/1905
Letter concerning the controversy surrounding the authenticity of a Corot painting that the then Prince of Wales (subsequently George V) had chosen from the Forbes collection and presented as a gift to help Hugh Lane in his attempt to establish a gallery of modern art in Dublin. Following its exhibition in 1904, the "early Corot" was deemed by some to be the work of the Hungarian artist, Géza Mészöly. The controversy grew to immense proportions with artists including William Orpen and well-known London art world figures such as Martin Colnaghi and Lockett Agnew weighing in. In this letter, Ellen Duncan requests an interview with de László to garner his views on the picture