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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Marczi László's financial losses; de László lost half his savings after the 1929 crash. Offered to paint Legrády & Herczeg in Paris, but they cannot come. Will tell Siklossy he was expecting a more senior award following Horthy's portrait [110886]. Presently painting an Indian prince. To Paris soon to paint a French countess [111424]. Travel plans. Note: some pages may not belong with DLA135-0051 – see note in accompanying translation. (DLA135-0051 & DLA135-0052 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
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.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Description of time in Bad Gastein. Enjoyed meeting his brother in Salzburg and was sorry to see him go. Feeling his age and is anxious to make progress with his planned memoirs. Marczi László helped furnish material for this by bringing letters from Budapest.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
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.
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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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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Commission to paint the portrait of Elemér Preszly, Főispán (County Prefect) of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County, now Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of the Interior; de László has accepted to do it for 6000 pengő, he will use Legrády’s house, requires approval from the County Assembly & Interior Minister. Plans to work in Buda in secrecy. Expects to receive honours from Hungary. General family news.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Believes his portrait of King of Greece [likely 7817] is a masterpiece. Artists are "enormously envious" of how busy he is. Begging letters. Devoting time to "big canvas". General family news. Item includes an enclosure requesting donations towards a charitable cause.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Photograph, reproductions & Nemzeti Szalon exhibition reviewed in Pesti Hírlap. Issues concerning lottery of [6316] – de László plans to gift it to Fővárosi museum. Dismissal of Széchényi as Ambassador. King of Greece's portrait [7817] being widely reproduced. County Prefect portrait. Légrády translating the artist's book. General family news. Item includes press cutting. (Pages 2 and 3 of PDF in wrong order.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
Enjoying time in Saint-Raphaël, sketching outdoors; will soon be guests of Princess Kara-Georgevitch in Cannes. Travels plans to Monaco; Florence; Budapest. Will paint a £200 sketch for Hungarian charity; portrait of Horthy [110886]. Henry & Patrick will be presented to the King. Begging letters from Hungary. Egerer is financially ruined.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
De László received a personal letter from Horthy; reproductions for official use are being made after the latter's portrait [110886] and it will then be hung in parliament. He and Lucy have been ill. (DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Partial letter. In September de László & Lucy plan to go to Venice, where his portraits of the Pope [4509] & Rampolla [4509] will be exhibited, and then to Florence. They will then go to Pest incognito; he will bring a sketch for Marczi László. Will spend the summer in London, will work on "big canvas." (DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope).
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Hopes for successful reproductions of the Regent's portrait [110886]. Légrady’s portrait postponed due to travel issues. Plans to paint Comtesse d’Harcourt [111424] in Paris and hopes to paint Herczeg there. Notes framing preferences and recent Hungarian appointments.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
De László explains a delay in varnishing the Regent's portrait [110886] due to Balló's unexpected holiday. He requests a photograph be taken after varnishing and suggests retrieving the painting post-inauguration for reproductions. He requests a donation to the Save the Children Fund in Hungary be made public.
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951),Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)
Complimentary copies of the Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait" will be sent out now that de László has recovered and before the Coronation. First draft of a letter which Légrády intends to send to all recipients of the complimentary copies.
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Siklóssy updates de László on arrangements to varnish and hang the portrait of the Regent [110886] in Parliament before the State Opening, confirming it will be in place by 1st May. He has written about the artist’s donation to the Save the Children Fund in Hungary and promises to send press cuttings (duplicate text of DLA036-0014).
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Siklóssy updates de László on unsuccessful initial attempts to reproduce the Regent's portrait [110886], sharing that the Regent prefers smaller, signed photographic reproductions. New photographs are being arranged, and careful work is underway to ensure high-quality results (DLA153-0803 is a duplicate of this item).
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Siklóssy regrets de László can not paint Herczeg's portrait due to scheduling conflicts and Herczeg’s writing commitments; hopes to reschedule. Has published some of de László’s works, intends to publish [3666]. Shares travel plans. Wishes to discuss the Hungarian edition of the artist’s book, "Painting a Portrait" (DLA153-0796 is a duplicate of this item).
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Discusses proposed dates for painting Herczeg in Paris, subject to the artist's availability. Encloses a colour print of Horthy's portrait [110886]. Plans to publish an enlarged version in a Sunday supplement. Mentions upcoming travel to London (DLA153-0798 is a duplicate of this item).
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
De László thanks Siklóssy for help with reproductions of the Regent's portrait [110886]. He proposes painting portraits of Legrady and Herczeg in Paris and outlines his fees and framing preferences.
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Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Siklóssy regrets de László can not paint Herczeg's portrait due to scheduling conflicts and Herczeg’s writing commitments; hopes to reschedule. Has published some of de László’s works, intends to publish [3666]. Shares travel plans. Wishes to discuss the Hungarian edition of the artist’s book, "Painting a Portrait" (Duplicate of DLA138-0024).
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