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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Travels plans after Philadelphia: New York; Gibraltar; Morocco. Will paint Pershing in Paris [10242] and see his portraits at the Salon [6164][4019]. Requesting portraits of Pope Leo [4509] and Rampolla [4511] from the Hungarian government for Venice Biennale. Book has been very successful and is everywhere in bookshops in England.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
With Merrik Burrell for portrait unveiling [4553]. Prime Minister Gömbös thanked the artist for his gift to the nation [110815]: "you have given further proof of the love and affection that you have always borne for your native country and its history and with which you have never ceased to embrace the values of the Hungarian nation". Venice Biennale & Paris Salon. Desirous of painting his "large canvas". General family news. (Envelope may not be original: dates on postage stamps differ from letter.)
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Sender: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Advises de László to rest before returning to paint. Reference to the artist's lecture reprinted in "Apollo". The Comtesse de Mun has seen some pictures of de László's, including the Pope, and Gramont's son saw his portrait in Florence [9724].
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Sender: Storer, Bellamy (1847-1922)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from Bellamy Storer, then United States Ambassador to Austria, thanking de László for the photographs of his portraits of Leo XIII [4509] and Cardinal Rampolla [4511], and asking if he may introduce his son-in-law, the Marquis de Chambrun, to de László
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Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Lady [née Mary Katherine 'Maisie' Bell]; also known as Lady Sheffield; wife of 4th Baron (1848 - 1929)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Lady Sheffield writes to de László to say that she will not be in Alderley Park when her portrait [2770] nor that of the Pope [6690] (the latter a reproduction) arrives. She invites the artist to visit
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Sender: J. Walter Thompson Company
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from J. Walter Thompson Co. advertising agency advising that de László allows his portrait of Pope Pius XI [6690] to be reproduced in national newspapers in America. This would secure valuable publicity ahead of his forthcoming trip to America. Their New York office has lined up the newspapers and obtained consent from publishers
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: Unidentified
De László expresses a desire to participate in the upcoming Rome exhibition, having previously exhibited portraits of Pope Leo XIII [4509] and Cardinal Rampolla [4511]. He introduces his friend, István Thoman, Professor at the Academy of Music in Budapest, and Thoman’s wife, a talented singer.
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Unidentified publication. De László has suffered slighting criticisms and patronising commendation. He depicts his sitters in a more generous light than English painters, showing them off at their best. Has often been compared with Lawrence. The next century will rank him with Sargent and Augustus John as one of the three great portraitists of the age
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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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