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Letter from Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0208

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Prince Nicholas of (1872 - 1938)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/10/1934
Letter from Prince Nicholas of Greece & Denmark to de László reminding the artist to send the Princess' portrait [possibly 5928]. Thanks the artist for reproductions
The Evening News press cutting, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0211

04/10/1934
The Evening News. Photographs of Queen Marie of Romania and Princess Beatrice leaving the artist's studio; de László bidding farewell to his royal guests; Prince George arriving for the final sitting of his portrait [5931]. Reproduction of Princess Marina's portrait [5928]
Unidentified press cutting (undated; assumed May 1935), Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0212

Unidentified publication. The Duke and Duchess of Kent, with George Pirie, examining a portrait of the Duchess [5957] on view at the Royal Scottish Academy (1935)
Daily Mirror press cutting, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0213

24/11/1934
Daily Mirror. Photograph of [5931] and [5928] on exhibition at M. Knoedler & Company, London, Nov-Dec 1934
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0007

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
15/05/1935
General family news and Marczi László's finances. Success at the Salon. Large sums offered by publishers for the artist's memoirs. Légrády is publishing the portrait of Horthy [110886], to be unveiled shortly. Lucy recently visited friends with the Duke and Duchess of York. Plans to go to Salzburg for the Festspiele.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0024

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
16/05/2016
Will travel to Belgium & Paris for commissions and to see the Salon; unveiling of General Pershing's portrait [6888]. Henry's trip to Budapest. Has given Szeréna a copy of a painting from 1918 [10491] and a drawing of their mother. Visit from the Queen of Spain with her mother, Princess Beatrice. Includes press cutting concerning the 1934 De László Medal.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0033

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
22/09/1934
Postponed a trip to Italy & Budapest owing to illness. Will paint the Archbishop of York [7329]; will probably paint "the beautiful, clever Greek Princess" [11628] who is to marry Prince George. Wishes to get on with his "great concept" and memoirs.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0035

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
01/10/1934
Princess Marina's sittings [5928]: "every day there was such a crowd outside my studio – that policemen both mounted and on foot had to keep order"; plans to finish the Prince's portrait [5931] in 2/3 days; the commission "brings me closer to the royal family", hopes to receive an honour; portraits will be exhibited soon (Knoedler, 1934). (DLA135-0034 & DLA135-0035 letters are in the same envelope.)
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0036

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
01/11/1934
Baroness Kornfeld will take gifts to Budapest for de László's family. Unveiling of [6067]; [7329][6896] to be unveiled. Invitation to the royal wedding & exhibition of portraits [5928][5931] (Knoedler, 1934). Dezső Szilagyi's portrait [13102] going to Szolnok Museum. (DLA135-0036 & DLA135-0037 letters are in the same envelope; envelope is original to 135-0037.)
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0039

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
24/12/1934
General family news. "One must live a life of tenacious and constant slog", he writes. Received "so many honours in the last three months". Wants to get on with "major artistic project". Raffle of Gypsy Dancer [6316]. Offered Magdalene study [2932] to the nation. Blank canvas went for £800. Travel plans. Includes two press cuttings: unveiling of [7329]; exhibition of [5928][5931].
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László (with appended note from Lucy de László), Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0041

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
13/12/1934
The artist's many recent successes. Unveiling of Flinders Petrie portrait [6906]; Cambridge lecture; description of royal wedding & royal portrait exhibition (Knoedler, 1934); blank canvas auction; wants to work on "magnum opus" & memoirs; intends to offer painting to the nation [2932]; asks about raffle of [6316]. Item includes two press cuttings. (DLA135-0040 & DLA135-0041 letters are in the same envelope.)
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0043

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
04/06/1935
Financial issues. Has been painting "an exceedingly charming" American lady. Will go to Paris to paint long-promised portraits. Hosting a soirée for 350 guests. (DLA135-0042, 0043, 0044 & 0045 letters are in the same envelope.)
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0045

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
03/12/1935
Family matters concerning money; receives many begging letters; donation of a work to be auctioned by the Munkácsy Guild to benefit poor Hungarian artists; raffle of dancer [6316]. Received a commission from Bucharest's national bank [3211][4220]; publishing of memoirs. Item includes four press cuttings. (DLA135-0042, 0043, 0044 & 0045 letters are in the same envelope.)
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0053

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
22/07/1935
Plans to go to Salzburg & hopes Marczi László will join without telling anyone in Hungary he will do so. Social engagements including a soirée for 110 people at the de László home in honour of the King of Greece. Working on portraits [5810][5952]. Winter exhibition in the Nemzeti Szalon. General family news.
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0054

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
26/07/1935
De László makes more definite plans to meet his brother in Salzburg; news about social events in London, including the Royal Garden Party, where de László spoke to King George V, the Duchess of York and Princess Elizabeth; painting the Maharajah of Jaipur's portrait [5810].
Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0057

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
01/09/1935
Leaving for the Villa Malcontenta tomorrow, plans to sketch there. Enjoying scenery of Bad Gastein. Horthy portrait [110886] to be exhibited alongside other portraits of the artists at the Nemzeti Szalon in October. Tragic death of Queen Astrid of Belgium. Item includes press cutting from the Liverpool Evening Express (24 August 1935) mentioning the inclusion of de László's portrait of the Duchess of Kent at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition.
Letter from de László to Dr László Siklóssy, Siklóssy Coupures Album, 138-0003

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

Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Final digit is indistinct; the year could be read as “1937”, but based on the contents of the letter, it is “1936”
Letter primarily concerning de László's stay in Bucharest and his portraits of Queen Marie [3211], the late King Ferdinand [4217], King Carol [4220] and Prince Michael [4218]. Travel plans. Reference to portrait commissions being arranged by Siklóssy.
Bundles (exh cats & press cuttings) compiled by Lucy, 140-0176

14/04/1907
Vasárnapi Ujság, vol. 54, no. 15, 14 April 1907. 41.6cm. Full article ref: Aladár Erdey, “Exhibition of Paintings by Philip de László”, Vasárnapi Ujság, vol. 54, no. 15, 14 April 1907, pp. 289-296. Summary: Review of de László’s 1907 exhibition at the Nemzeti Szalon, noting his growing international reputation and emphasising his skill in portraying aristocratic and official sitters. B/w reproductions of the portraits of Dr Gabriel Térey [11881] and Gyula Wlassics [110810], p.292; Monsignor Count Peter Vay de Vaja [5617], Lucy de László [110952], Melle de Yturbe [7777], and Princess May Fürstenberg [5303], p.293; Archduchess Maria Teresa [12900], p.296. Photograph of the artist and his wife in their house, p.295.
Gabriel von [Gábor de] Térey, "A Hungarian Portrait Painter: Philip A. László", The Studio, vol. 40, no. 170, Bundles (exh cats & press cuttings) compiled by Lucy, 140-0212

Sender: Térey, Doctor Gábor de (1864 - 1927)

The Studio. 29.5cm, p.259-267. B/w reproductions of the portraits of Countess Matilde Dezasse de Petit-Verneuil [4881] and Prince Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst [5650], p.259; The van Honert children [10133], p.260; King Carlos of Portugal [5156], p.261; Miss Peill [110808], p.262; Princess Karl zu Windisch-Graetz [110854], p.263; Count Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein [4697] and H.R.H The Late Duke of Cambridge [3051], p.265; Lucy de László Playing the Violin [6765], Comte Robert de Montesquiou [4151], p. 266; Dr Gabriel von Térey [11881], p.267. Full article ref: Dr Gabriel von Térey, "A Hungarian Portrait Painter: Philip A. László", The Studio, vol. 40, no. 170, May 1907, pp. 255-267 (for full article, see DLA173-0001 [missing p. 262]).
Letter from de László to Lajos Ernst, National Széchényi Library Holdings, NSzL149-0010

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

Recipient: Ernst, Lajos (1872 - 1937)
21/03/1907
De László has been enjoying his time with the Grand Duke of Hesse, describing him as a "fascinating person, an enthusiast for all that is beautiful and noble"; he will try to include portraits of the Grand Duke and Duchess [5937][5933] in his forthcoming exhibition; shipping (and framing) arrangements for the exhibition (Nemzeti Szalon, 1907).