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Letter from de László's secretary to Frederick John Nettlefold, N 1929-1937, 078-0091

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

Recipient: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)
23/10/1929
De László’s secretary, writing in his absence, outlines the artist’s fees and notes that de László would be pleased to attend his wife's concert on 18 November.
Letter from Frederick John Nettlefold to de László, N 1929-1937, 078-0092

Sender: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/10/1929
Nettlefold confirms his wife's sittings [10330] will follow her 18 November concert, requests de László’s fees, and mentions meeting their mutual friend [Edward] Patry.
Letter from Frederick John Nettlefold to de László, N 1929-1937, 078-0093

Sender: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/07/1929
Nettlefold confirms that he and his wife will visit de László’s studio on 26 July 1929.
Letter from de László's secretary to Frederick John Nettlefold, N 1929-1937, 078-0094

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

Recipient: Nettlefold, Frederick John (1867 - 1949)
18/07/1929
De László invites the Nettlefolds to his studio to discuss a proposed portrait of Mrs Nettlefold (Vera de Villiers) [10330] in the style of the Marchioness of Milford Haven [3491].
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0088

26/03/1915
Tatler. De László's portraits of Lady Leconfield [6019], Elinor Glyn [5361] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] are included in the National Portrait Society exhibition at the Grosvenor Galleries.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0096

01/05/1915
The Connoisseur. De László's fluent brushwork is in evidence in his portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's 4th annual exhibition.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0114

13/03/1915
Aberdeen Free Press. Review praising de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0115

13/03/1915
Newcastle Chronicle. Review praising de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019], Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and Elinor Glyn [5361] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0117

16/03/1915
The Morning Post. Review mentioning de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery. DLA089-0129 is a duplicate of this item.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0125

16/03/1915
The Evening News. Review praising de László's "splendid picture" of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery; also mentions de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and Elinor Glyn [5361].
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0129

16/03/1915
The Morning Post. Review mentioning de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery. Duplicate of DLA089-0117.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0188

13/03/1915
The Scotsman. Review commending de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0003

Egyetértés. Partial, undated press cutting about an unidentified portrait that is deemed a true likeness; the second press cutting doesn’t appear to relate to de László
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0006

Unidentified publication. The author, "Barde", ascribes de László's ascent from "poor Hungarian boy" to a "painter of Popes" to his mastery of the "psychology of human frailties"; de László succeeds at making his not overly charming sitters appear charming and yet alike at the same time
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0013

18/04/1898
Országos Hírlap. De László, who achieved great success at the Berlin exhibition, recently completed a portrait of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar in Mainz [10512]; the Grand Duke decorated de László with the Order of White Falcon
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0014

Press cutting from an unidentified publication. "Hungarian artist triumphs in Germany". Exhibition of de László's pictures in Berlin at the request of the Dowager Empress of Germany; Werner has publicly expressed his admiration for him; Prince Ratibor intends to have his family painted by de László; the Grand Duke of Weimar has invited him to court, with a view to producing a portrait [10512]
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]
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0019

Sender: Szász, Zoltán

Unidentified publication. De László exhibits four portraits in room VII of the Hungarian Fine Art Society's Spring Exhibition of 1898 [4825][7243][111074][111114]; Szász compares the handling of Mme Hubay's portrait [4825] to porcelain; Katharina Friese's portrait [7243] "lacks a lifelike sense of unforced nonchalance"; whilst the other two works [111074][111114] are more successful, "neither can be said to demonstrate any kind of progress or development on the part of the artist".
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0021

Unidentified publication. There are five Hungarian artists exhibiting at the Munich Exhibition, but none of them lives in Hungary: Horovitz; de László, Herzl, Grünwald, Klein
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0002

23/01/1929
The Scotsman. Article on how fashion rules the prices of pictures, explained by Lancelot Hannen of Christie's to a reporter; includes comments on how family portraits are rarely sold until the 3rd generation. No specific mention of de László