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Sender: Benczúr, Mrs Gyula

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
29/08/1910
Letter inviting Lucy to afternoon tea. The sender's husband, Gyula Benczúr (1844-1920), was a Hungarian painter
Sender: Dibdin, Edward Rimbault (1853 - 1941)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/08/1910
Letter confirming the safe arrival of a picture [110720] at the Walker Art Gallery
Sender: Fildes, Sir Samuel Luke (1843 - 1927)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/09/1910
Letter from the English painter, Luke Fildes, recounting his trip to Switzerland, which he took due to poor health. Fildes clearly did not enjoy the trip, describing Switzerland as 'detestable' and the weather as 'abominable'
Sender: Hill, Mrs David Jayne [née Juliet Lewis Packer] (1853 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/01/1910
Letter from Juliet Lewis Packer, wife of the Reverend David Jayne Hill, an American academic, diplomat and author, thanking de László for agreeing to do a page for her "Peace Conference album". John Singer Sargent and Jozef Israëls have also agreed
Sender: Hill, Mrs David Jayne [née Juliet Lewis Packer] (1853 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/03/1910
Letter from Juliet Lewis Packer, wife of the Reverend David Jayne Hill, an American academic, diplomat and author, thanking de László for his sketch of the Emperor, which he executed for her "Peace Conference Album" (see DLA007-0016). Unfortunately, the sketch is too large for the album and so she is requesting a smaller version
Sender: Holme, Charles (1848-1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/10/1910
Letter from Charles Holme, founding editor of The Studio magazine, to de László in which he writes that he is glad the artist "got the 'Uffizi' commission". He invites de László and Lucy to his home in Hampshire
Sender: Holme, Charles (1848-1923)
31/10/1910
Game list from Upton Manor partridge shoot at which de László was a guest of Charles Holme
Sender: Lavery, Sir John (1856-1941)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/02/1910
Letter from Sir John Lavery to de László to say that, despite Count Mensdorff's invitation, he will not be participating in the Vienna Künstlerhaus exhibition as he has no pictures to send owing to his "one man show in Venice"
Sender: Rimington, Professor Alexander Wallace (1854 - 1918)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/02/1910
Letter from Professor Alexander Wallace Rimington requesting a reproduction of de László's portrait of the Kaiser ahead of a meeting of the "Kaiser Defence Society", which both de László and Lucy were planning to attend
Sender: Stokes, Charles Adrian Scott (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
16/01/1910
Letter from Adrian Scott Stokes to de László regarding a book on Hungary that Stokes and his wife, the painter Marianne Stokes, had published the previous year. Stokes had sent a copy of the book to the Hungarian State Secretary of Art and had indirectly received an invitation to exhibit some pictures in the Nemzéti Salon. Since he has no knowledge of exhibiting work in Hungary, in the letter he asks for de László's advice
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/08/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee thanking de László for sending condolences following the death of his brother, Count Leopold von Spee (1856-1910). He reminds de László to send the reproductions of the Kaiser paintings to the Fürst. They enjoyed the reproductions of the paintings of the late Fürstin (possibly Fürstin Maria Teresa von Hohenzollern, née Princess Bourbon-Two Sicilies [see 4448])
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/07/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee to de László to say how much they are looking forward to his arrival. Although the Fürst will not be there, Princess Auguste Victoria von Hohenzollern and Princess Antonia de Braganza, Infanta of Portugal [it is not clear from the letter if von Spee is referring to the latter] will be. De László can stay at the palace, and should notify them regarding his arrival
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/07/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee to de László thanking the artist for his picture of the Emperor, which he is full of praise for. "Bravo, Bravissimo!," he writes. He asks when it might be convenient for Lucy to visit
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/07/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee to de László to say how much they enjoyed his brief visit. Von Spee notes that he wrote to Lucy too, and that he will probably visit the artist in August
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
10/07/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee to Lucy thanking her for the invitation and informing her of his scheduled arrival on Monday, 8th August
Sender: Spee, Count Rudolf von (1860 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/07/1910
Letter from Count Rudolf von Spee to de László informing the artist that he will be arriving in Tutzing on 8th August, but he will have to return to Munich that evening or the following morning
Sender: Schmidt, Nelly von

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/08/1910
Letter from Nelly von Schmidt on behalf of Mathilde, Countess diTrani to de László thanking the artist for a picture. She invites the artist and Lucy to Lermoos in Austria, and mentions that Princess Auguste Viktoria, the Countess di Trani’s granddaughter, will also be there
Sender: Schmidt, Nelly von

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/08/1910
Letter from Nelly von Schmidt to de László regarding his and Lucy's visit—a car will be waiting for them at the station. Everyone is looking forward to their arrival
Sender: Wilczek, Count Johann (Hans) Nepomuk (1837 - 1922)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/05/1910
Letter from Count Hans Wilczek to de László to say that he has received the necklace with medal that the artist sent
Sender: Root, Elihu (1845-1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/01/1910
Letter from Elihu Root sending thanks for the reproduction of de László's portrait of Wilhelm II