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Personal 1925-1926, 016-0133

Sender: Cottenham, Patricia Pepys, Countess of [née Patricia Burke]; wife of 4th Earl ( - d. 1962)

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

Patricia Pepys, Countess of Cottenham has a friend who wants to be painted by de László. She mentions Frances Apponyi's divorce
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0137

Sender: Pilkington, Mrs Malcolm [née Eva Janet Emilia Lloyd] (1876 - 1951)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Eva Pilkington thanks Lucy for the party invitation; she would like to attend if she can, but must first see a play her daughter is in (DLA016-0137 & DLA016-0138 were previously partial items that have now been merged into DLA016-0137, AD 15/07/21
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0144

Sender: Young, John

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

Poem by John Young (see related archive items DLA016-0142, DLA016-0143 and DLA016-0145)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0145

Sender: Young, John

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

Poem by John Young (see related archive items DLA016-0142, DLA016-0143 and DLA016-0144)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0152

Sender: St- Germain

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

The sender wishes to the see artist and can come to the duc de Guiche's; they would like to bring a friend
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0153

Sender: Maupeou Monbail, Marquise de [née Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel] (1902 - 1987)

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

Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel is in Florence, where she has seen de László's portrait. She asks whether he has painted Miss Brandt. Perhaps she will meet the artist in Paris
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0155

Partial letter from an unidentified recipient (possibly Samuel Howard Whitbread; see "Editorial Note") addressed to "Bee" confirming arrangements for Freeman to shoot. The author also requests the recipient's and/or Freeman's help in finding a position in India for a Major Gilham, who is desperate for a job
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0157

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Letter dates to sometime between 17th and 22nd February 1925. Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka thanks de László for a recent favour. Rubido-Zichy informed him of the artist's party with the Crown Princess of Romania. He saw Kellogg's portrait [5917] in "The Times". He has sent the "Illustrated London News" article to the "Pesti Hirlap"
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0161

Sender: Guest, Mrs Arthur Rhuvon [née Hilda Eugenia Stewart] (1868 - 1959)

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

Partial letter dates to sometime between 15th January and 23rd February 1925 (see "Editorial Notes"). Hilda Guest wishes de László a restful holiday; she looks forward to showing him the framed picture [5403]
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0172

Sender: Temple-Raston, Mrs [née Jeanne Temple]

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

Jeanne Temple-Raston was pleased to meet de László; she wishes to call on him prior to her departure for Paris
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0173

Sender: Rubido-Zichy de Zich et Zagorje, Baron Iván (1874 - 1964)

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

Baron Rubido-Zichy sends regrets that he cannot attend Lucy's party; he sends condolences on the death of Lucy's nephew
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0174

Sender: Brand, General William Thomas (1845 - 1928)

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

William Thomas Brand invites de László to dinner
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0175

1925 school list and calendar for King's Mead School, Seaford (John de Laszlo listed on p. 6 of PDF)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0180

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka remembers that Leipnik was involved in a newspaper scandal and that de László should tread carefully
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0182

Sender: Platford Raby, Mrs

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

Mrs Platford Raby met de László whilst he was painting Baroness de Baeyens' portrait. She would like her friend's works to be included in an exhibition of society portraits that she believes is being organised by the artist and the duc de Guiche
Personal 1930, 017-0004

Sender: Armstrong, Ronald

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

Ronald Armstrong admired de László's portrait of Count Apponyi, which he saw after the artist left Geneva; Pauline Vanier is feeling better
Personal 1930, 017-0009

Sender: Moreno y de Herrera, VII Conde de los Andes, Francisco "Paco" de Asís (1909 - 1978)

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

Count Moreno y de Herrera would like to call on de László; the Count's father would also like to meet the artist. The Count (and, it seems, his fiancée and her mother, the duquesa del Infantado) shall collect the picture [possibly 7121] in Paris (28 October 1930 is possible date for letter, see fn 1 in transcription)
Personal 1930, 017-0010

Sender: Moreno y Zuleta de los Reales, VI Conde de los Andes, Marqués de Mortara, Francisco de Asís (1880 - 1963)

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

Visit card of Francisco de Asís Moreno y Zuleta de los Reales, VI Conde de los Andes, Marqués de Mortara
Personal 1930, 017-0015

Sender: Kendrick, Sydney Percy (1874 - 1955)

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

Sydney Kendrick has been commissioned by Philip Pandély Argenti to copy de László's portrait of his mother, Madame Pandély Argenti [3987]. As Argenti's sister has refused to lend the original [3987], Kendrick is asking de László whether he can make the copy [2659] after a photograph
Personal 1930, 017-0017

Sender: Kendrick, Sydney Percy (1874 - 1955)

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

Sydney Kendrick is making a copy [probably 112295] after de László's portrait of Sir Henry Birchenough [3376]. Kendrick refers to a portrait he was painting of the late Mrs Zelia Hoffman whose sister, Miss Preston, had come to see it