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Letter from Baroness Irma Puteani to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0054

Sender: Puteani, Baroness Irma (1870 - 1916)

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

Arrangements for the sittings of Maria Teresa (Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria) need to be postponed as the Archduchess is unwell after an illness.
Letter from László Kézdi-Kovács to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0058

Sender: Kézdi-Kovács, László (1864 - 1942)

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

Kézdi-Kovács refers to a project to recover Mihály Munkácsy's paintings, which, since the death of Jenõ Rákosi, has been unsuccessful. De László and Dr. Abosi/Abosy, an art historian, were involved. Abosi travelled to the US to try and retrieve the paintings with the help of a guarantee issued by de László.
Letter from Róbert Wellmann to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1933, 034-0063

Sender: Wellmann, Róbert (1866 - 1946)

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

Wellmann, a Hungarian painter visiting London, wishes to call on de László.
Letter from Ilona Schulz to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0083

Sender: Schulz, Ilona "Ila" (1887 - 1940)

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

Invitation to an exhibition; she asks de László’s opinion on her portrait of Bowring-Hanbury.
Photograph of a work by Amália Szarvadi de Botháza, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0087

Sender: Szarvadi de Botháza, Amália

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

Photograph of Amália Szarvadi de Botháza's composition entitled "Crib Scene" (see related item DLA035-0086).
Letter from Mici Krause [Mrs Elemér Farnady] to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0134

Sender: Farnady, Mrs Elemér [née Mici Krause] (b. 1884)

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

Missed meetings and invitations.
Letter from Mici Krause [Mrs Elemér Farnady] to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0135

Sender: Farnady, Mrs Elemér [née Mici Krause] (b. 1884)

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

Meeting request.
Letter from István Tuchmann to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0137

Sender: Tuchmann, István

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

Undated letter from István Tuchmann, a collector, who has acquired a portrait by de László and would like to know the identity of the sitter.
Letter from Ervin Bossányi to de László, Hungarian & German Letters 1934, 035-0138

Sender: Bossányi, Ervin (1891 - 1975)

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

Bossányi writes to follow up on an earlier letter and periodical he sent in June. As a displaced artist struggling to rebuild his life in England, he seeks support and recommendations for work in glass painting and ceramics, citing his past experience with major German state projects.
Draft letter from de László to Nándor Bilkei Gorzó, Hungarian Letters, 036-0002

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

Recipient: Bilkei Gorzó, Nándor

Draft letter from de László agreeing to accept a commission to paint Elemér Preszly, Főispán (County Prefect) of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, now Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of the Interior. He accepts the offered honorarium of 6000 Pengő. See DLA036-0003 for the commission; commission also referred to in DLA036-0027 and DLA135-0060.
Postscript of a letter from Dr László Siklóssy de Pernesz to de László, Hungarian Letters, 036-0021

Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

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

Likely a postscript to DLA36-0019. Siklóssy sends newly arrived exhibition photographs, noting they were taken before a flower arrangement was added beneath de László’s paintings. A photographer has been sent back to capture the updated display, which now also includes Gyula Sárkány’s portrait of Speaker Almásy.
Letter from Dr László Siklóssy to de László, Hungarian Letters 1936, 037-0046

Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

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

Siklóssy sends de László the first copy of the Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait", noting it closely follows the original with some local additions. He includes 200 printed signature sheets for de László to sign at his convenience, replacing the original plan for in-person signing.
Portraits A-G, 043-0157

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

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

Undated letter from Lady Beatty to de László. Thankful for the opportunity to be painted, possibly won at a Red Cross Auction in support of the War Effort.
Letter from Lady Evelyne Horridge to de László, Portraits G-I, 1916-20, 045-0023

Sender: Horridge, Lady Thomas Gardner [née Evelyne Emma Sandys] (1876 - 1920)

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

Lady Evelyne Horridge asks if de László is still painting Oswald Sanderson [7082]. Could he bring Sanderson to view the portrait of her husband [5657]?
Arthur Bendir's visiting card, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0058

Sender: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)

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

Arthur Bendir's visiting card with annotated date and time. Item concerns sittings for preparatory sketches for [6859], see DLA058-0059.
Invitation from Count Chotek to László, Letters C 1897 Portrait, 060-0006

Sender: Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin, Count Bohuslav (1829 - 1896)

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

Invitation from Count Chotek to László for dinner.
Letter from Emma von Schröder to de László, Letters D 1897-1914, 066-0067

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

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

Regrets that her husband cannot attend the dinner on 9 May; will send a cheque as a donation to the Benevolent Institution.
Letter from Emma von Schröder to de László, Letters D 1897-1914, 066-0072

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

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

Emma von Schröder wishes to know about the financial side of their Garibaldi [see 6987]. Mentions Count Mensdorff.
Letter from Emma von Schröder to de László, Letters D 1897-1914, 066-0076

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

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

They are looking forward to de László's exhibition, and are grateful for their paintings. Many compare her portrait [6942] to a Gainsborough. Baron von Schröder wishes to know what he owes.
Letter from Clara von Schleinitz and Emilia Schönfeld to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0132

Sender: Schleinitz, Baroness Otto von [née Clara Loth; other married name Mrs Fischer] (1834 - 1916),Schönfeld, Emilia

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

Clara von Schleinitz and her niece congratulate de László on his birthday. They thank the artist and Lucy for their help in "get[tting] us out of the troubling situation".