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Sender: Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Légrády thanks de László for sending the London News and encloses the Pesti Hírlap. Commission from Pest County to paint Elemér Preszly's portrait, noting that several others, himself included, hope to have their portraits painted. The Prince of Wales' popularity in Hungary. Supportive of de László’s plan to write a memoir.
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Work has begun on the Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait"; Siklóssy asks for input on the length/content of a biographical introduction and discusses potential illustrations. He shares a photograph and present location of Wekerle's portrait [111100], a photograph of an early work in Vienna, and news from Budapest.
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Gloucester Citizen. De László's informal party in his studio yesterday was well-attended by prominent figures; the forthcoming Empire Ball was much-discussed. Includes description of the artist's rooms as "full of art treasures and relics of celebrities", and Fitzjohn's Avenue as one of London's interesting streets
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The Bazaar. De Lászlo is in Cairo finishing portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son, Prince Farouk [4122]. The writer believes de Lászlo has "painted more famous people than any living artist", including King Edward VII [7705], Queen Alexandra [7707], the Kaiser [4952], the King of Portugal [5156][5160] and Benito Mussolini [6383].
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Sender: Mountbatten, Dame Edwina [Countess Mountbatten of Burma; née Hon. Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley]; wife of 1st Earl (1901 - 1960)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Edwina Mountbatten regrets the Prince [of Wales] was unable to visit de László's exhibition (French Gallery, June 1923).
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Sender: Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl, last Viceroy of India (1900 - 1979)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Lord Louis Mountbatten has written to the Prince [of Wales] regarding de László's exhibition (French Gallery, June 1923); regrets he cannot visit it himself. Praises de László's portrait of Edwina [3178] as "the best & most lovely one" the artist has ever painted.
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Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950),László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: Laszlo, Paul Leonardo de (1906 - 1983)
Letter from Lucy & de László to their son Paul from Spain. "These are great historic days in dear Dads life I’m living ... He has to pay the tribute of his greatness, everyone wanting to be painted by him!" De László does not want to see Henry (see fn 6 in transcription). Madrid exhibition. Reference to the Meyendorffs. De László says his time in Spain "will account in my life" & that the Prince of Wales & Prince George spent time in his studio at the Palace
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Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
Recipient: Romania, Queen Marie of [née Princess Marie of Edinburgh] (1875 - 1938)
Draft letter from Lucy to the Queen of Romania: de László's health; Cap Ferrat; memoirs; transportation of portraits [possibly 3211 & 4220]; exhibition of Queen's portrait [possibly 3211]; death of Leresanu; abdication and proclamation Duke of York
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Home after six weeks away in Salzburg, Bad Gastein & Venice. Starting on "great canvas" & memoirs. Proposed commissions from the Illustrated London News to paint portraits of the Duke of Gloucester & Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott on the occasion of their wedding, and the Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County to paint the County prefect, Elemér Preszly. May go to Pest to paint Ferenc Herczeg and Ottó Légrády.
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