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Sender: Indecipherable

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

Empty envelope only; German stamps
Sender: Hardinge of Penshurst, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron, Viceroy of India (1858 - 1944)

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

Letter from Lord Hardinge to de László agreeing to lend his portrait [possibly 2452] to an exhibition (item dated 5 May, no year; possibly 1922, see fn 1)
Sender: Londonderry, Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of (1878 - 1949)

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

Letter from Lord Londonderry to de László thanking him for photographs of the picture [6136] (dated 17 May, no year)
Sender: Malcolm, Sir Ian Zachary (1868-1944)

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

Letter from Sir Ian Malcolm asking to visit de László's studio to see pictures of Mary [8882] & Pauline Munn [8976] [undated letter; portraits were painted in 1929]
Sender: Northcliffe, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount (1865 - 1922)

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

Lord Northcliffe apologises to de László for secretary's error with portrait fee [possibly 4764]; de László should choose frame [undated letter, see fn 1 in transcription]
Sender: Pershing, General John Joseph (1860 - 1948)

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

General Pershing apologises for not being able to visit de László's studio (dated "Oct 17")
Sender: Cornwallis-West, Colonel William (1835 - 1917)

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

Letter from Colonel Cornwallis-West to de László concerning the presentation of his portrait [111036] (see fn 1 re date)
Sender: Astley, Mrs Philip [née Madeleine Carroll; other married names Mrs Sterling Hayden, Mrs Henri Lavorel and Mrs Andrew Heiskell] (1906 - 1987)

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

Letter from Madeleine Carroll to de László explaining she cannot help May Duncan [possibly Mary Duncan, American actress]; she has put her in touch with her manager. Cannot sit for sketches as "Ashenden" filming has begun, but hopes to some other time [letter may date to October 1935, see fn 2] (duplicate item, see DLA123-0011)
Sender: Cavan, Frederic Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of (1865 - 1946)

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

Letter from Lord Cavan to de László regarding collection of picture [4037]; wants more reproductions. "All the world think more of me certainly owing to your great work!", he writes (dated 18 Aug; possibly 1931, see fn 1 in transcription)
Sender: Cooper, Dame Gladys Constance [married names Mrs Herbert J. Buckmaster, Lady Pearson and Mrs Philip Merivale] (1888 - 1971)

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

Gladys Cooper is pleased de László has agreed to do her portrait [113369]; confirms studio appointment [undated, likely 1927, see fn 1 in transcription]
Sender: Gascoyne-Cecil, Lord Edward Christian David [known as Lord David Cecil] (1902 - 1986)

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

Undated letter from Lord Cecil to de László regarding an examination
Sender: Rothschild, Baron Robert Philippe Gustave de (1880 - 1946)

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

Letter from Baron de Rothschild to de László arranging a meeting
Sender: Londonderry, Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of (1878 - 1949)

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

Letter from Lord Londonderry (then Castlereagh) to de László accepting the artist's offer; mentions "future arrangements" (possibly re: portrait sittings?) (dated 13 Sept., no year)
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)

Letter from Helen (Royalty) to de László, inviting him for dinner
Sender: Spain, Queen Victoria Eugenia of [née Princess Victoria Eugénie Julia Ena of Battenberg]; Consort of Alfonso XIII (1887 - 1969)

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

Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain wishing de László a happy New Year (postmark on accompanying envelope possibly reads "[19]27")
Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: Miranda, Luis María de Silva y Carvajal, I duque de (1876 - 1935)

Draft letter from de László to the duque de Miranda regarding the National Museum of Modern Art's acceptance of the King & Queen of Spain's portraits [12400][12398] (undated, see related item DLA123-0168 dated Nov 1927)
Sender: Spain, King Alfonso XIII of (1886 - 1941)

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

Telegram from King Alfonso XIII of Spain to de László with thanks and New Year wishes (illegible date)
A collection of press cuttings from various Spanish-language publications; May 1927
Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Undated draft letter from de László to "Your Serene Highness" (possibly Prince Louis II of Monaco, see fn 1 in transcription) concerning the painting of two portraits; requests decision re size and framing
Sender: Kapurthala, Maharani of [née Brinda Devi] (1892 - 1962)

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

Undated letter from Princess Kapurthala to de László requesting he call on her when he arrives in Paris