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Personal 1924, 015-0073

Sender: Spain, King Alfonso XIII of (1886 - 1941)

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

Telegram from King Alfonso XIII of Spain confirming that he shall not be wearing decorations
Personal 1924, 015-0078

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
Personal 1924, 015-0081

Sender: Forster, Baron Gyula (1846-1932)

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

Undated postcard from Baron Gyula Forster (1846-1932) to de László thanking the artist for the album, the postcard reproduction of the portrait of the Comtesse Noailles and for the newspaper cutting with the portrait of Monsignor Vay de Vaja [presumed to 5617] (item was previously archived with DLA015-0068)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0013

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

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

In a postscript (possibly to DLA016-0014) Sigmund Münz asks de László to send a signed copy of his portrait of Count Vay de Vaja to the famous American author John Lawson Stoddard who lives in Meran (see also DLA016-0005). The Stoddards, "great admirers" of de László's art and "committed Catholics", owned a copy of the portrait (either [5617] or [5624]) but it has been damaged
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0022

Photograph inscribed "The sea galeria of Bella [illegible]"
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0041

Recipient: Palmer, Sir Frederick (1862-1934)

Frederick Palmer's address in Surrey
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0052

Sender: Bárczy de Bárcziháza, István (1882 - 1952)

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

Partial letter, possibly continued from DLA016-0051, see "Editorial Notes". István Bárczy de Bárcziháza writes that Princess Charlotte of Monaco and her husband are anxious to be painted by de László
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0055

Sender: Bénédite, Rosa

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

Rosa Bénédite regrets that due to illness they cannot visit Lucy
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0066

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

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

Sigmund Münz would like to meet de László in his studio in Paris on his way back to Germany
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0068

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

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

Sigmund Münz will now travel overland and not by sea; he gives the dates during which he will be in Paris and San Sebastián and his address for the former
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0130

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
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0132

Sender: J. Walter Thompson Company

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

Contract between J. Walter Thompson Co. advertising agency and de László regarding use of his portrait of the Queen of Romania [3200] for advertising purposes
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0133

Sender: Cottenham, Patricia Pepys, Countess of [née Patricia Burke]; wife of 4th Earl ( - d. 1962)

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

Patricia Pepys, Countess of Cottenham has a friend who wants to be painted by de László. She mentions Frances Apponyi's divorce
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0137

Sender: Pilkington, Mrs Malcolm [née Eva Janet Emilia Lloyd] (1876 - 1951)

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

Eva Pilkington thanks Lucy for the party invitation; she would like to attend if she can, but must first see a play her daughter is in (DLA016-0137 & DLA016-0138 were previously partial items that have now been merged into DLA016-0137, AD 15/07/21
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0144

Sender: Young, John

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

Poem by John Young (see related archive items DLA016-0142, DLA016-0143 and DLA016-0145)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0145

Sender: Young, John

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

Poem by John Young (see related archive items DLA016-0142, DLA016-0143 and DLA016-0144)
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0152

Sender: St- Germain

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

The sender wishes to the see artist and can come to the duc de Guiche's; they would like to bring a friend
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0153

Sender: Maupeou Monbail, Marquise de [née Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel] (1902 - 1987)

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

Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel is in Florence, where she has seen de László's portrait. She asks whether he has painted Miss Brandt. Perhaps she will meet the artist in Paris
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0155

Partial letter from an unidentified recipient (possibly Samuel Howard Whitbread; see "Editorial Note") addressed to "Bee" confirming arrangements for Freeman to shoot. The author also requests the recipient's and/or Freeman's help in finding a position in India for a Major Gilham, who is desperate for a job
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0157

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Letter dates to sometime between 17th and 22nd February 1925. Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka thanks de László for a recent favour. Rubido-Zichy informed him of the artist's party with the Crown Princess of Romania. He saw Kellogg's portrait [5917] in "The Times". He has sent the "Illustrated London News" article to the "Pesti Hirlap"