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Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0017

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
05/11/1933
Partial letter. General family news – Lucy left for South Africa: "this is the first time in our 33 years of marriage that she has gone so far away from me". Donated canvas soon to be auctioned [3183]. Impending trip to the US to pay tax bill. Lords Cecil and Carson's portraits [4060][3975]. Wants to work on his "big canvas" once home.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0018

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
20/02/1933
De László & Lucy will travel to Sicily and then to Rome where he may paint Mussolini. De László's view of Count Albert Apponyi. Lottery of [6316].
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0019

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
27/11/1933
General family news. Will finish portraits of Lady Illingworth [6968] and Baron d'Erlanger [4341] prior to US trip. Travel plans thereafter to Madeira and Morocco. Painting Paul's wife [10477]. Charity auction [3183]. Reference to genre picture "Ave Maria" [11601]. Forthcoming publications.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0020

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
06/12/1933
Situation with Marczi's wife Irma and money spent on their son's care. De László must travel to the US to pay tax bill. Request from Prime Minister Gömbös via Bárczy for the study of General Görgey [110815], currently in Marczi's possession. Wants to offer it to the nation and will give Marczi a painting from Morocco in exchange.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0021

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
30/12/1933
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László. Description of his visit to America. Made a broadcast on the history of portrait painting. Donation to London hospital [6272]. Thanks Marczi for letting the Hungarian government have his picture of General Görgei [110815]. Ongoing problems of care for Marczi's nephew. Includes a press cutting from the "Yorkshire Post" (18 December 1934) concerning the auction of a blank canvas by de László for £800.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0076

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
14/04/1933
Recent health issues. Portraits of the Countess of Airlie [2203] and the Archbishop of Canterbury [6164] to be unveiled, will attend the latter. Exhibition opens on 14 June (Knoedler, 1933). Finished Field Marshal Byng's portrait [3666]. Will exhibit two pictures at the Paris Salon [3786][6875]. Lottery of picture [6316]. General family news. Court case in Paris has been adjourned.
Letter from Rhys John Davies to Dr Ottó Légrády, Siklóssy Coupures Album, 138-0008

Sender: Davies, Rhys John (1877 - 1954)

Recipient: Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)
01/09/1933
Davies expresses pleasure at meeting Légrády and the Hungarian delegation in London.
Letter from de László to Dr László Siklóssy, Siklóssy Coupures Album, 138-0013

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

Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
06/12/1933
De László thanks Siklóssy for the book, "Europe on the Parting of the Ways: War or Peace?" Regrets being away during Siklóssy's London trip. A parcel of photographs has been sent to Budapest.
Letter from Princesse Isabelle de Croÿ to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0233

Sender: Croÿ, Princesse Reginald de [née Princesse Isabelle de Ligne] (1889 - 1968)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/06/1934
Princesse Isabelle de Croÿ thanks de László for the study-portrait [4820] he did of her in Morocco. She invites him to Bellignies on his way to Brussels, should he go there.
Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0304

Sender: Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/08/1934
The duchesse de Gramont thanks de László for sending a newspaper containing a reproduction of his portrait of Maréchal Lyautey [6118].
Letter from the duchesse de Gramont to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0305

Sender: Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/07/1934
Congratulates de László on the birth of his grandson, Philip. Outlines travel plans. Notes the death of the Duke of Marlborough must have come as a surprise to de László.
Letter from the duc de Gramont to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0314

Sender: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/05/1934
Impressions of the Paris Salon; de László's portraits [6164][4019] are hung well; regrets the artist did not send the portrait of Sir Thomas Horridge [5657]. Reference to Pierre Lyautey. The Queen of Belgian wants de László to paint a posthumous portrait of the late King [7867].
Letter from Marjorie Hodge to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0340

Sender: Hodge, Marjorie

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/12/1934
Marjorie Hodge expresses delight and gratitude for her portrait [5647], recounting the praise it has received. She notes the high price achieved at auction for a blank canvas (see fn. 2 in transcription).
Two letters from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0371

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/07/1934
Letter dated 10 July 1934: Lord Lansdowne shares joy at becoming a grandparent and expresses eagerness to see his much-praised portrait [5972]. Letter dated 8 November 1934: Lord Lansdowne sends tickets for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from de László to the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0372

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

Recipient: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)
27/10/1934
De László thanks Lord Lansdowne in advance for arranging tickets for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0373

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/10/1934
Lord Dartmouth will send tickets to de László for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0374

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/10/1934
Lord Lansdowne will try to secure cards for the de Lászlós to attend the opening of Parliament by contacting the Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Dartmouth.
Letter from Winifred Macbeth to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0432

Sender: Macbeth, Mrs W. Gilchrist [née Winifred Emily Morrice] (1898 - 1971)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/08/1934
Winifred Macbeth thanks de László for the inscribed book. The artist's visit was a pleasure and his portraits [3921][7014][3918][3919] are "a constant joy".
Letter from John Robertson to de László, Letters Personal 1934 from N to Z 1935, 023-0090

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/10/1934
De László's pictures at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts [11622][8180] were admired, though could have been better hung. Encloses a letter from the chief secretary of an insurance company in Dundee who was impressed with the artist's portrait of Anny Ahlers [2449]. Mr Macbeth has sent a letter concerning his daughter's portrait [3918].
Letter from Dr László Siklóssy to F.A. Mercer, Miscellaneous Letters from 1st January 1937 to 30th June 193, 026-0252

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

Recipient: Mercer, Frank Alfred
17/05/1934
Siklóssy acknowledges receipt of a letter concerning de László’s book "Painting a Portrait". He promoted the publication in Pesti Hírlap with illustrations and a write-up. Many in Hungary will order the English edition, leaving little demand for a Hungarian version. He mentions the country's difficulty in publishing. Letter marked "COPY". See also DLA138-0010.