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Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0106

Sender: Cooper, Dame Gladys Constance [married names Mrs Herbert J. Buckmaster, Lady Pearson and Mrs Philip Merivale] (1888 - 1971)

Recipient: Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of (1857 - 1943)
18/11/1927
Letter from Gladys Cooper to the Duke of Portland asking him to intercede with de László to paint study portrait of her [113369] in style of Duchess of Portland [4423] (see related item DLA118-0288)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0107

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]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0108

Sender: Carson of Duncairn, Edward Henry Carson, 1st Baron (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/07/1925
Letter from Lord Carson to de László concerning a delay in sending the artist a book on contract law
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0109

Sender: Carson of Duncairn, Edward Henry Carson, 1st Baron (1854 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/03/1925
Letter from Lord Carson to de László regarding a book on contract law
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0110

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
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0111

Sender: Carisbrooke, Alexander Albert Mountbatten, Marquess of [formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg] (1886 - 1960)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/03/1921
Lord Carisbrooke will bring "The Ladies' Field" to Madrid for Queen; advises de László to contact Mrs Longworth in Washington. Error in his & Lord Lansdowne's titles in exh catalogue; ordered photographs of portrait "which are much admired"
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0112

Sender: Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady Charles [née Cicely Mary Grenfell] ( - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/07/1926
Lady Cavendish-Bentinck thanks de László for offering to do a sketch of her daughter Alice but cannot afford fee
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0113

Sender: Cromer, Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of (1877 - 1953)

Recipient: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)
10/02/1925
Letter from Lord Cromer to Lord Selborne informing him that it will be difficult to get Lucy de László on the Court List owing to application numbers (duplicate item, see also DLA123-0013)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0114

Sender: Cromer, Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of (1877 - 1953)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/12/1926
Letter from Lord Cromer to de László regarding sittings for portrait sketch [112319]. Cromer was painted in 1927; a first version was rejected in favour of the finished picture [4263] (Duplicate item, see also DLA123-0114)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0115

Sender: Fisher, Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron (1868 - 1955)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/05/1915
Lord Fisher confirms his appointment at de László's studio [111035]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0116

Sender: Grenfell, Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron (1841 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/12/1913
Lord Grenfell sends a book to de László on his time in Moscow in 1896. Item possibly dates to 1913 when de László painted Grenfell's portrait [110454] (see fn 3 in transcription)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0117

Sender: Ormonde, James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler, 4th Marquess of (1849 - 1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
13/07/1928
Lord Ormonde sends cheque to de László for portrait [4555]; it will hang as pendant to son Arthur's portrait [4015] in London home
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0118

Sender: Kerr, Admiral Mark Edward Frederic (1864-1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/09/1923
Admiral Mark Kerr wishes to collect picture [111822] from de László; would like photos. Refers to Swedish Crown Prince and fiancée's London visit; poor state of Greece
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0119

Sender: Bell, George Kennedy Allen, Bishop of Chichester (1883 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/04/1931
Letter from George Bell, Bishop of Chichester to de László regarding sittings and appropriate dress for portrait [2812]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0120

Sender: Joicey, James Joicey, 1st Baron (1846 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/09/1926
Lord Joicey asks if de László might be able to complete one of his daughter's unfinished portraits [112637]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0121

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
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0122

Sender: Rothschild, Baron Robert Philippe Gustave de (1880 - 1946)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/06/1925
Baron de Rothschild congratulates de László on his silver wedding anniversary
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0123

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)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0124

Sender: Laszlo, Stephen Philip de (1904 - 1939),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/11/1915
Postcard from Stephen (with additional note from Lucy) to de László with general news from Hampshire with aunt Eva
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0125

Sender: Cambridge, Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of [née Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor; other married name Princess Adolphus of Teck] (1873 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/06/1906
Letter from the Duchess of Teck to de László arranging sittings for her portrait [3902] (Duplicate item, see also DLA123-0090)