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Sender: Bihari, Mrs Sándor
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Requests de László's permission for her uncle, Antal Illés, to finish a copy of de László's portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria [7857], which her late husband, Sándor Bihari, was commissioned to paint by the city of Nagyvarad
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Sender: Bligh, Ada Theodosia
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Congratulating de László on his recent ennoblement, which was announced in the Court Circular Column of The Times on 6 March 1912, by Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, and wondering whether de László has completed his portrait of the Duchess of Portland [4411]
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Sender: Felberman, Louis (1861 - 1927)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
The sender, a Hungarian author who had settled in London, here congratulates de László on his ennoblement (earlier in 1912 de László had been ennobled by Emperor Franz Joseph I with a Patent of Hereditary Nobility). "In honouring you in this way", writes Felberman, "it is also a complement to and a recognition of the high arts of the country to which you have contributed a lion’s share"
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Sender: Ferenczy, Ida von (1839 - 1928)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Telegram from Ida von Ferenczy, confidant of the late Empress Elisabeth of Austria, informing de László of a forthcoming charitable exhibition of "our unforgettable saintly Queen" which is to include "the beautiful sketch you gave me" [7857]
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Sender: Földváry, Emma
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
The sender is interested to know when de László will paint "Aunt Vicky and His Majesty". This correspondence is undated but was probably written in or before 1896 given the painting of a portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I is mentioned
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Sender: Rose, Clémence
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from the journalist Clémence Rose, who has been given a letter of introduction to de László from one of the artist's good friends, Mrs József Hampel, to de László. Rose recounts a visit to the 1903 Annual Exhibition at the Künstlerhaus in Vienna where she was impressed by de László's portrait of Alice Barbi [2340], a "complex soul"; his two "gentleman" portraits [10664] [4884,] which "art connoisseurs will covet"; and his portrait of Archduchess Friedrich of Austria [111000], "a finely harmonised painting" that "will find its place in a beautiful princely collection". The sender would like to meet de László before he leaves Vienna for Ireland. She describes Henry Wickham Steed as "an intelligent and charming man I am sure you will like"
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Sender: Singer, Hans Wolfgang (1867-1957)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from the German art historian, Hans Wolfgang Singer, to de László in which he writes of his recent engagement, he congratulates the artist on his commission to paint Emperor Franz Joseph's portrait, and he mentions that he got to know the artists Walter Crane and Edward Burne-Jones whilst in England. He asks de László whether he received the first two volumes of his "Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon"
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Sender: Szenes, Fülöp (1863 - 1944)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from the Hungarian painter, Fülöp Szenes, to de László in which he writes of the "shining moral success" of the 1903 annual exhibition at the Vienna Künstlerhaus. The exhibition's success was, Szenes writes, wholly due to Emperor Franz Joseph I's visit, a visit that owed much to de László's influence and participation
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Sender: Bárczy de Bárcziháza, István (1882 - 1952)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Partial letter, possibly continues as DLA016-0052, see "Editorial Notes". István Bárczy de Bárcziháza congratulates de László on his recent successes and lists a number of the artist's important portraits. He will attend an event to commemorate the Battle of Mohács
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Sender: Zichy, Countess Ernő [née Adelheid "Etelka" Steinfeld; other married name Baroness László Dirsztay] (1860 - 1943)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Countess Zichy congratulates de László on his appointment as President of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA). The note is delivered by Countess Seefried, great-granddaughter of Franz Joseph I
