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Letter from Lucy de László to Paul and John de Laszlo, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0020

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

Recipient: Laszlo, Paul Leonardo de (1906 - 1983),Laszlo, John Adolphus de (1912 - 1990)
07/04/1927
Letter from Lucy de László to her sons Paul and John from Spain. Court is leaving suddenly–de László must finish work; he longs to do outdoor sketching. Lucy complains about the Spanish. King objected to Don Carlo armour for portrait; artists are very nice to de László
Letter from Lucy de László to Paul de Laszlo, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0021

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

Recipient: Laszlo, Paul Leonardo de (1906 - 1983)
13/04/1927
Letter from Lucy de László to her son Paul from Spain; encloses letter from "Daphne". She and de László stuck in Spain. De László intends to do some sketching. Passage on King's personality comparing him to duc de Gramont and Charles V
Letter from Lucy de László and de László to Paul de Laszlo, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0022

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

Recipient: Laszlo, Paul Leonardo de (1906 - 1983)
01/05/1927
Letter from Lucy & de László to their son Paul from Spain. "These are great historic days in dear Dads life I’m living ... He has to pay the tribute of his greatness, everyone wanting to be painted by him!" De László does not want to see Henry (see fn 6 in transcription). Madrid exhibition. Reference to the Meyendorffs. De László says his time in Spain "will account in my life" & that the Prince of Wales & Prince George spent time in his studio at the Palace
Letter from the Duke of Norfolk to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0023

Sender: Norfolk, Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of (1908 - 1975)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/08/1934
The Duke of Norfolk thanks de László for returning the picture of his father [4525]; it is now looking much better. Asks whether glass should be removed
Letter from Lord Apsley to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0024

Sender: Apsley, Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord (1895 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/02/1924
Lord Apsley will be proud to have a portrait of his fiancée by de László [3534], and is so pleased that the artist has offered to do a sketch of his father as a wedding present [3541]
Letter from Lady Asquith to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0025

Sender: Asquith, Lady Cynthia Mary Evelyn [nee Charteris] (1887-1960)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/05/1926
Letter from Lady Asquith to de László asking if he will allow his portrait to be reproduced as it was for the "Woman's Journal" (i.e. cropped at the top)
Letter from Margaret Asquith to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0026

Sender: Oxford and Asquith, Margaret Asquith, Countess of [née Margaret Emma Alice 'Margot' Tennant]; wife of 1st Earl (1864 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/03/1910
Margaret Asquith has received her picture [9769]; promised it to Lockett Agnew for exhibition. Does de László want to send it to Academy? Aesthetics of portrait, particularly face, which Sargent said too large. Has seen his new Kaiser, a "marvel". De László is a "genius" & "the most generous man living"
Letter from Lord Aberconway to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0027

Sender: Aberconway, Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron (1850 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/02/1916
Lord Aberconway informs de László that due to German bombing, Robert Fowler has copied some of his portraits, including de László's of his son [2624]; would like de László to inspect the copy [2263]; asks if any of his clients might also want copies made (duplicate, see DLA123-0008)
Letter from Count Albert Apponyi to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0028

Sender: Apponyi de Nagyappony, Count Albert (1846 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/11/1916
Count Albert Apponyi confirms picture [possibly 2438] packed & dispatched by person who made alterations to frame. Read review in Frankfurt newspaper, congratulates de László.
Letter from Princess Alice of Athlone to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0029

Sender: Athlone, Princess Alice of [née Princess Alice of Albany]; wife of 1st Earl (1883 - 1981)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
30/05/1933
Princess Alice of Athlone agrees to lend her portrait [2238] to de László's forthcoming exhibition; happy to hear of his son's marriage (Paul)
Letter from Lady Violet Astor to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0031

Sender: Astor of Hever, Lady [née Lady Violet Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound; other married name Lady Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice] (1889 - 1965)

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

Letter from Lady Violet Astor to de László allowing her portrait [likely 2445] to be reproduced in the "Woman's Journal" (letter dated 16 Sept., possibly 1927, see fn 1 in transcription)
Letter from Lord Albemarle de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0032

Sender: Albemarle, Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, 8th Earl of (1858 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/09/1909
Lord & Lady Albemarle were pleased to meet de László and visit studio. Want Lady Albemarle's portrait [2436] to be same size as Lady Cator's [4039]; Lady Albemarle is looking tired following father's death
Empty envelope, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0033

Sender: Indecipherable

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

Empty envelope only; German stamps
Letter from the Countess of Airlie to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0034

Sender: Airlie, Mabell Ogilvy, Countess of [née Lady Mabell Frances Elizabeth Gore]; wife of 11th Earl (1866 - 1956)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/12/1932
Letter from the Countess of Airlie to de László regarding sittings for a portrait for Dundee [2203]
Letter from Princess Louis of Battenberg (later Lady Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven) to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0035

Sender: Milford Haven, Lady Mountbatten, Marchioness of, formerly Princess Louis of Battenberg; née Princess Victoria Alberta of Hesse; wife of 1st Marquess (1863 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/08/1908
The sender thanks de László for the newspaper articles discussing his paintings; the paintings are both now back much to her delight
Letter from Robert Baden-Powell to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0036

Sender: Baden-Powell, Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron (1857 - 1941)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/06/1928
Robert Baden-Powell asks de László whether Count Pál Teleki is of the same family as Count Tekeli (the latter's portrait hangs in the Mercers' Hall). Admiral Horthy showed him (Baden-Powell) de László's "delightful and speaking portrait" [5684]
Letter from Alfred Baldry to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0037

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/11/1936
Letter from Alfred Baldry to de László discussing the artist's health & departure for France; reproduction of [2203] in "Scots Magazine"; postponement of exhibition, which will give de László time to "experiment". Asks views on Gauguin picture in the "Apollo", which Baldry lambasts
Letter from Countess Bathurst to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0038

Sender: Bathurst, Countess [née Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick] (1871 - 1965)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/08/1919
Letter from Countess Bathurst to de László confirming arrival of son's portrait [2023]; expresses delight with it. Thanks de László for photographs; informs him of her availability in October (likely for sittings for [3544])
Letter from Lord Byng to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0039

Sender: Byng of Vimy, Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount (1862 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/09/1932
Lord Byng thanks de László for the message and expresses his pleasure in seeing the artist and Lucy
Letter from Prince Louis of Battenberg (later Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven) to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0040

Sender: Milford Haven, Louis Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of [formerly Prince Louis of Battenberg] (1854 - 1921)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/02/1910
Prince Louis of Battenberg says the Princess is looking forward to the head, which she thinks is very successful; was kind of artist to grant Princess "this further joy"; requests bill for framing