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Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0080

Sender: Roberts of Kandahar, Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl (1832 - 1914)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
23/07/1913
Lord Roberts commissions copy [37] of de László's portrait of Alfred Lyttelton [6127] on behalf of Eton friends. Copy [37] to be treated as new picture re cost, to be painted & signed by de László; proposes visiting studio
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0097

Sender: Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess, Viceroy of India (1859 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/07/1913
Lord Curzon thanks de László for letter regarding Lyttelton portrait [37]–has passed it to the Committee. Could de László paint Elinor Glyn for the size of "that wicked Cocotte from Paris in the corner of your room" (duplicate item, see DLA123-0005)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0098

Sender: Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess, Viceroy of India (1859 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/07/1913
Letter from Lord Curzon to de László regarding the artist's agreement to paint a copy for Eton [37] of Alfred Lyttelton's portrait [6127]
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, 123-0126

Sender: Russia, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of (1861 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/07/1913
Telegram from Grand Duke Michael of Russia to de László expressing admiration for daughter's portrait [12637]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0127

Sender: Germany: Prussia, Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of (1862 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/12/1913
Telegram from Prince Heinrich of Prussia to de László with news that portrait [possibly 10183] has yet to arrive
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0128

Sender: Germany: Prussia, Prince Albert Wilhelm Heinrich of (1862 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
25/12/1913
Telegram from Prince Heinrich of Prussia to de László confirming arrival of portrait [possibly 10183]
Press Cuttings Not Part of Original Archive, 137-0012

21/03/1913
Pester Lloyd. Review of the Hungarian Fine Art Society's 1913 Spring Exhibition. De László's portrait of Baron Harkányi [111091] is painted energetically; different from the portrait sketch [5572], the sitter's expression is described as "conceited" and "almost too serious". See: https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=pel&datum=19130321&seite=2&zoom=33
Letters A 1894-1916 Private, 001-0012

Sender: Manson, James Bolivar (1879 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/08/1914
Accepting de László's invitation to lunch
Letters A 1894-1916 Private, 001-0013

Sender: Manson, James Bolivar (1879 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/12/1914
Confirming de László's appointment at the gallery
Letters A 1894-1916 Private, 001-0016

Sender: Ainger, Arthur Campbell (1841-1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/05/1914
Sending a book and note for Professor The Reverend William Henry Hechler to de László, and inviting the Professor and de László to lunch at Eton
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0026

Sender: Bath, Thomas Henry Thynne, 5th Marquess of (1862 - 1946)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/08/1914
Regarding postponement of a meeting
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0036

Sender: Bárczy de Bárcziháza, Madame István [née Edit Luczenbacher de Szob] (1888 - 1973)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
30/07/1914
Letter to Lucy thanking Lucy and de László for their kindness during her London trip. Writes of a death, thanks Lucy for sending a picture of Lucy and John and for the roses she sent
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0042

Sender: Burghclere of Walden, Winifred Gardner, Baroness [née Lady Winifred Anne Henrietta Christiana Herbert; other married name Lady Byng]; wife of 1st Baron (1864 - 1933)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/06/1914
Baroness Burghclere of Walden invites de László to lunch to meet her husband
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0004

Sender: Beatty, John W. (1851 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/01/1914
Invitation to send a painting for consideration by the jury for exhibition at the Carnegie Institute in 1914
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0014

Sender: Collier, The Honourable John Maler (1850 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/02/1914
Thanking de László for his promise to contribute to the Alma-Tadema Memorial Fund
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0016

Sender: Rappini di Casteldelfino, Mrs Vittorio [née Clare Dudgeon] (1885 - 1954)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/06/1914
Letter to arrange a studio appointment/introduction to Mrs Lister-Kaye and her niece
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0018

Sender: Hudson, Edward Burgess (1854-1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/05/1914
Letter from the founder of Country Life apologising for the unauthorised reproduction of de László's portrait of Lady Northcliffe [4496]
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0071

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/09/1914
Letter from one of de László's few authorised copyists, Frederick Cullen, confirming receipt of de László's portrait of Mrs Harmsworth [6909]; he will start the copy [4751 or 4753] immediately. Also discusses a possible commission to copy de László's portrait of Lord Castlereagh [6147], which Cullen likes "very much". Since Lord Castlereagh does not wish to part with the original, the copy [6149] is to be made at Londonderry House; the fee for the copy is £40. Cullen's brother, a paper and board merchant, can arrange the manufacture of board should de László be interested
Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0073

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/08/1914
Letter from one of de László's few authorised copyists, Frederick Cullen, confirming a commission from Lord Northcliffe to copy [4751 or 4753] de László's portrait of Mrs Harmsworth [6909]; he is very pleased as he was "afraid this dreadful war had stopped all such work." Cullen asks de László whether it should be painted on a smooth canvas, and proposes a new working method given the original has "a good deal of the surface board showing"