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  • 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]

  • Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0038

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    19/11/1934

    Sent a study to the Műcsarnok for the painting of Mary Magdalene [2932], which he will offer to the nation. Invitation to the palace before the royal wedding. Unveiling of Archbishop of York's portrait [7329]. Lists portraits at the ecclesiastical palace: "I have been nominated the official painter of the Church". Unveiling of Flinders Petrie portrait [6906]; opening of royal exhibition (Knoedler, 1934).

  • 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, 135-0007

    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, 135-0045

    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, 135-0054

    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 Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0064

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    24/12/1935

    Official commission from the Interior Ministry to paint the County Prefect. Will put off portraits of Légrády & Ferenczy to the summer as must paint the Romanian Royal Family [3211][4220][4217]. Will travel to Palestine with Lucy afterwards and sketch there. Hopes to receive the Corvin Chain. Working on memoirs.

  • Letter from Dr László Siklóssy to de László, Hungarian Letters 1936, 037-0037

    Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

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

    19/06/1936

    Siklóssy thanks de László for sending "The Queen" featuring his portrait of Queen Marie [3211]. He and Légrády are working to resolve outstanding matters to encourage the artist's visit to Hungary.

  • Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0078

    Sender: Romania, Queen Marie of [née Princess Marie of Edinburgh] (1875 - 1938)

    Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

    29/11/1936

    Letter from Queen Marie of Romania to Lucy de László confirming arrival of pictures (possibly [3211] [4220]). Salon requested portrait [possibly 3211], "a special favourite", remains. Leresanu, who sat for King Ferdinand's posthumous portrait [4217], has died; glad to have his sketch [10596]

  • Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0079

    Sender: Romania, Queen Marie of [née Princess Marie of Edinburgh] (1875 - 1938)

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

    03/08/1936

    Queen Marie of Romania thanks de László for the sketch of her in national dress [3207]; she sends a cigarette box as a souvenir of their "long & happy association". Ileana is overjoyed with the portrait of Maria Ileana [5564]. She has spoken to Laptew about transportation & reproduction of the picture

  • Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0081

    Sender: Romania, Princess Helen of [née Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark]; consort of King Carol II (1896 - 1982)

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

    09/01/1936

    Princess Helen of Romania has heard de László will paint her mother-in-law's portrait [2961]; would like de László to paint son, Michael [4218]. Exile; "peculiar" conditions of Romania; difficult task her brother faces (see fn 4 in transcription)

  • Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0149

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

    Recipient: Romania, Queen Marie of [née Princess Marie of Edinburgh] (1875 - 1938)

    13/12/1936

    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

  • Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0065

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    08/01/1936

    Partial letter. Wishes to reclaim a portrait of Lucy from Gyula. Travel plans to Romania – can meet Marczi on the train, but he must tell no-one that he (the artist) will be travelling through Pest. Does not like to paint portraits of friends. Believes he deserves the Corvin Chain.

  • Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0067

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    12/02/1936

    De László is painting a second portrait of the Queen of Romania [3211] having abandoned the first [2961], which he felt was overly opulent. He is also working on the portrait of King Ferdinand [4217]. A portrait of Lucy is mentioned. Item includes a small sketch in pen of the Queen's portrait [3211].

  • Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0068

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    08/03/1936

    A portrait of Lucy in the possession of Gyula Krämer, but belonging to de László, is mentioned. De László has finished a portrait of the King of Romania [4220] & started a portrait of the Crown Prince [4218]; he will paint two smaller pictures of the King [3225][3222]. [4220][3211] will be shown at the palace & then Paris Salon. De László & Lucy are planning to travel to Constantinople, Beirut & Jerusalem, intends to paint "impressions" there.

  • Letter from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László (with a note appended by Lucy de László), Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0069

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    24/12/1936

    Received a letter from Siklóssy about a photography exhibition at the Nemzeti Szalon on the British Empire, opened by Ambassador Knox. De László's royal portraits [9123][9126] have been reproduced widely. Reference to a picture of his that was "won by a poor man". Lucy thanks Marczi László for the Christmas present; she is sorry he is not spending Christmas with them.

  • Partial letters from de László to Marczell 'Marczi' László, Marczi László Letter Collection 1926-1936, 135-0070

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

    Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

    01/01/1936

    Partial letter 1: de László is staying at the Palace of Cotroceni; he plans to paint some "excellent pictures". Partial letter 2: de László is planning to travel to Constantinople & Jerusalem, possibly returning via Greece. Asks Marczi László to order a gravestone & to tidy the grave of his daughter, Eva. He is painting Prime Minister Baldwin's wife [2324] & plans to paint the Prime Minister as well. (Envelope does not belong to the partial letters. DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)

  • Letter from Dr Ottó Légrády to de László, Hungarian Letters 1936, 037-0042

    Sender: Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)

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

    05/03/1937

    Légrády expresses interest in visiting London with Gyula Kornis but hopes to see de László sooner in Hungary. Encourages the artist to conserve his energy during the busy Coronation period. Pesti Hírlap's Coronation issue, featuring de László’s work on the covers [9123][4460], is in preparation.

  • Letter from Dr László Siklóssy to de László, Hungarian Letters 1937, 038-0063

    Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

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

    25/04/1937

    Siklóssy sends de László cover pages of a special English Coronation edition featuring his portraits of the King and Queen [9123][4460], along with an article about him and photos of his children. He notes the inclusion of portraits of Lord and Lady Strathmore [11642][11641] inside the supplement.

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