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Personal 1930, 017-0099

Sender: Turner, Mrs Richard Whitbourn [née Hilda Martin],Turner, Richard Whitbourn (1867 - 1932)

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

December 1930 Christmas card with a photograph of the senders’ house including the line: "in a humble house of my land / a great artist slept Aug/[19]30"
Personal 1930, 017-0101

Sender: Tweedie, Mrs Alec [née Ethel Brilliana Harley] (1862 - 1940)

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

Ethel Tweedie thinks the Ochs' portraits are excellent [likely 6480 and 6486] and asks when de László will do his "great inspiration" (undated letter, but possibly dates to June 1930, see fn 1 in transcription)
Personal 1930, 017-0107

Sender: Forres of Glenogil, Jessica Williamson, Lady [née Harford]; wife of 2nd Baron ( - d. 1972)

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

Jessica Williamson, Lady Forres of Glenogil invites de László to stay at her home
Personal 1930, 017-0109

Sender: Waverley, Ava Anderson, Viscountess [née Alix Yveline Ava Courtenay Bodley; other married name Mrs Ralph Wigram]; wife of 1st Viscount (1896 - 1974)

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

Ava Bodley Wigram (later Viscountess Waverly) sends apologies that she was unable to visit de László due to illness; would like to reschedule
Personal 1930, 017-0111

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

Recipient: Lyautey, Madame Louis Hubert [née Inès de Bourgoing] (1862 - 1953)

De László thanks Madame Inès Lyautey for her letter; he and Lucy will be happy to lunch at her home (letter can be dated to May 1930)
Personal 1930, 017-0112

Sender: Londonderry, Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of [previously Viscountess Castlereagh, née the Honourable Edith Chaplin]; wife of 7th Marquess (1878 - 1959)

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

A card with photograph of lake and landscape, a poem and a handwritten greeting beneath
Personal 1930, 017-0114

Opening lines of a speech to be delivered to the RBA (likely drafted by de László in his capacity as president of the society) concerning a lecture in connection with a recently-formed art club chaired by Hesketh Hubbard (see "Editorial Notes")
Personal 1930, 017-0119

Sender: Amshewitz, John Henry (1882 - 1942)

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

Envelope with de László's address in John Henry Amshewitz's hand
Personal 1930, 017-0124

Sender: Amshewitz, John Henry (1882 - 1942)

Catalogue of an exhibition of pictures by J. H. Amshewitz, The Fine Art Society, London, June 1927
Personal 1930, 017-0131

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka writes onboard a ship bound for Lussinpiccolo, where he intends to work on his drawing. Venice irritated him; his decades-long peripatetic lifestyle has overwrought his nerves. Mentions Apponyi’s portrait [possibly 2596]
Personal 1930, 017-0146

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka has begun studying at the British Academy of Art, Rome under Enrico Arcioni, an admirer of de László who is painting Lady Astor's daughter; will take painting lessons from Filippo Anivitti
Personal 1930, 017-0150

Sender: Ruttkay de Ruttka, Vilmos (1869)

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

Vilmos Ruttkay de Ruttka is enjoying the scenery, but the place is expensive. His drawing is improving. He hopes de László's sister-in-law's health is improving. He wishes the artist a happy Christmas
Personal 1930, 017-0152

Sender: Oliveira, Raul Régis de (1874 - 1942)

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

Visit card with note from Raul Régis de Oliveira, Brazilian Ambassador to London, thanking de László for the invitation but regretting that he is unable to attend
Personal 1930, 017-0157

Sender: Downe, John Dawnay, 9th Viscount (1872 - 1931)

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

Christmas card from Viscount Downe dated Xmas 1930
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0032

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

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

Partial item in which Alfred Lys Baldry reminds de László of the I.M. Cohen exhibition at the Walker's Galleries. Hopes Lucy did not sail yesterday due to inclement weather (letter likely dates to November 1929, see fn 1)
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0039

Sender: Noailles, Marquise Hélie de [née Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont] (1880 - 1977)

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

The marquise de Noailles thanks de László for his condolences following her husband's death (letter can likely be dated to late May/early June 1932)
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0047

Sender: Perinello, Rosamund de

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

Rosamunda de Perinello thanks de László for the painting advice. Happy to show de László the convent chapel he expressed an interest in seeing with regard to his "new picture" (dated 10 July, no year)
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0054

Sender: Slatin, Sir Rudolf Carl von [also known as 'Slatin Pasha'] (1857 - 1932)

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

Sir Rudolph von Slatin has been told of his daughter Anne Marie and Countess Thérèse Eltz's sittings for de László's "great picture" [4298] [7006] [2974] [7944]. His plans for a portrayal of women's suffering in war was never completed [2974]. Mentions poor health [can be dated to Aug/Sept 1932]
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0063

Sender: Slatin, Sir Rudolf Carl von [also known as 'Slatin Pasha'] (1857 - 1932)

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

Sir Rudolf von Slatin thanks Lucy for inviting his daughter Anne Marie and her companion Countess Thérèse Eltz to tea [letter likely dates to sometime between June and mid-August 1932, see fn 1]
Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0064

Sender: Slatin, Sir Rudolf Carl von [also known as 'Slatin Pasha'] (1857 - 1932)

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

Letter from Sir Rudolf von Slatin to de László confirming his arrival and that of his daughter Anne Marie and her companion Countess Thérèse Eltz in London [letter possibly dates to first week of June 1932, see fn 1]