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Letter from Kerber to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0163

Sender: Kohn, Theodor, Archbishop of Olmütz (1845 - 1915)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/11/1900
Confirmation of de László's visit to Olmütz.
Letter from Dr Carl Sulák to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0166

Sender: Sulák, Doctor Carl

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/12/1900
Dr Carl Sulák sends the vestments requested by de László for his portrait of Theodor Kohn, Archbishop of Olmütz [110820].
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0017

26/05/1900
Egyetértés. Queen Victoria has commissioned de László to paint Field Marshal White's portrait [7724]; the artist will also portray the elderly Queen; the pictures will be painted in the Isle of Wight. De László is presently in Budapest painting three portraits: Count Gyula Szapáry [111159]; Countess Sándor Andrássy [110812]; Mrs Árpád Berczik [111077]
Letter from Countess Brockdorff to de László, Re-sleeved Material from Miscellaneous Boxes, 120-0037

Sender: Brockdorff, Countess Bertram von [née Baroness Therese von Loen] (1846 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/02/1900
Countess Brockdorff’s picture arrived in London, but Eva Guinness could not be reached; she has asked the German embassy to store it temporarily and requests the box be collected for reproduction. His exhibition is eagerly anticipated (Schulte 1900). The Emperor, who approved portraits of the Empress [4960] and the Princess [5090] for inclusion, admired portraits of the Countess’ niece [4516] and brother-in-law [110793]. A reproduction of her sister’s portrait [possibly 111453] appears somewhat pale.
Letter from Countess Brockdorff to de László, Re-sleeved Material from Miscellaneous Boxes, 120-0038

Sender: Brockdorff, Countess Bertram von [née Baroness Therese von Loen] (1846 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/03/1900
Countess Brockdorff reassures de László that Baron Mirbach is managing the situation with the imperial paintings at the Schloss, given his plans for Munich. She notes that the reproductions her sister saw in Vienna and Paris are acceptable, provides an update on her drawing arriving in London, expresses everyone’s delight at his progress on the Pope painting [4509], and comments on Herkomer’s exhibition.
Letter from Ede Balló to de László, B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0022

Sender: Balló, Ede (1859 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/07/1901
Regarding de László's appearance as a potential witness in the case of a double portrait, that the sender, Ede Balló, was commissioned to paint (See DLA002-0015 and DLA002-022 for further context). Concludes with a line about copying a Rembrandt work.
Letters G 1896-1916 Private, 006-0016

Sender: Görgey, István (1825 - 1912)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/02/1901
Letter in which the sender, István Görgey, secretly sends on two photographs of his elder brother, General Artúr Görgei, to de László
Letters G 1896-1916 Private, 006-0017

Sender: Lambotte, Sir Paul (1862 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/03/1901
Letter from Paul Lambotte, then Secretary of the Société des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, concerning the Société's 1901 exhibition. Lambotte confirms the arrival of de László's portrait of Pope Leo XIII [4509] from Berlin, and the plans for it to be photographed for reproduction in the exhibition catalogue. Lambotte adds that he is delighted to hear de László will also exhibit a portrait of Comte Jean de Castellane, likely [3765]
Letters G 1896-1916 Private, 006-0019

Sender: Lambotte, Sir Paul (1862 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/11/1901
Letter from Paul Lambotte, then Secretary of the Société des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, concerning the Société's 1902 decennial exhibition. Lambotte invites de László to exhibit a painting, adding that he would particularly like to get "the masterly portrait of Cardinal Rampolla" [4511]
Letters H 1904-16 Private, 007-0040

Sender: Harcq, A.

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/05/1901
Letter from A. Harcq (signed '"artist") congratulating de László on his portrait of Pope Leo XIII [4509], which was then on view at the Société des Beaux-Arts' 1901 Salon in Brussels
W 1893-1916, 012-0006

Sender: Woermann, Professor Karl (1844 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/07/1901
Letter from Professor Karl Woermann asking de László to come to lunch at two o'clock rather than quarter past three as originally planned
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0089

Sender: Tweedmouth, Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron (1849 - 1909)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/12/1901
Lord Tweedmouth sends cheque to de László (possibly for [111458]); black frame for his picture (likely [111537]) has arrived. Condolences on death of Lucy's brother, Eustace
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0051

Sender: Buchwald, Laczi
09/01/1902
Inscribed "study"
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0052

Sender: Buchwald, Laczi
31/01/1902
Drawing inscribed "Petneházy", probably Dávid Petneházy (?1645-?1687), Kuruc soldier and follower of Imre Thököly
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0054

Sender: Buchwald, Laczi
01/01/1902
Drawing inscribed “The Village Accounts / It was like this".
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0058

Sender: Buchwald, Laczi
12/03/1902
Drawing inscribed “King Matthias”, and at left “After Faragó, by Laczi Buchwald”
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0059

Sender: Buchwald, Laczi
24/04/1902
Drawing inscribed “Madonna, by Fra Filippo Lippi, copied by L. Buchwald 24th April 1902
Letters 1894-1916 Private, 004-0002

Sender: Duka, Tivadar (1825 - 1908)

Recipient: Görgey, István (1825 - 1912)
10/04/1902
Letter is not addressed to de László, but is of some historical interest. The sender, Tivadar Duka (1825-1908), participated in the 1848-9 War of Independence and was General Görgei’s adjutant at the time of the surrender to the Russian army at Világos in October 1849. In this letter, he discusses the delayed publication in The Studio of de László's portrait of General Görgei [5369], which he calls 'a masterpiece'. He also mentions an old letter he received from Sándor Gál (1817-71)
Letters G 1896-1916 Private, 006-0009

Sender: Fastnewberg

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/03/1902
Correspondence on "The Glasgow School of Art" letterhead in which the sender, Fastnewberg (?), tells de László that he has followed his advice to exhibit a picture in Budapest
1892-1925 Private, 009-0007

Sender: Lázár, Doctor Béla (1869 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/01/1902
Letter from Béla Lázár, possibly dating to 1903 (see accompanying "Editorial Note"), in which he mentions the closure of an exhibition (seemingly one to which de László had sent works). He writes of the reproduction of Rampolla's portrait [4511] in an Italian publication. The letter concludes with Lázár referring to his future appointment as "Commissioner of the Hungarian Exhibition" (DLA009-0028 was previously archived with this item)