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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
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0041

Sender: Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry, Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of (1894 - 1973)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/10/1932
Lord Dalkeith thanks de László for the "excellent beautiful and charming" portrait of his wife [3733]; was sorry to have missed the Dundee exhibition
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0042

Sender: Forteviot, John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron (1856 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/11/1927
Lord Forteviot thanks de László for the picture of his sister [111858]; describes it as "a perfect likeness besides being a very beautiful picture"
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0043

Sender: Elphinstone, Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone and 2nd Baron (1869 - 1955)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/05/1925
Lord Elphinstone thanks de László for agreeing to paint his son's portrait [5184]; will leave its form to the artist; dates for sittings
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0044

Sender: Forteviot, John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron (1856 - 1929)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/05/1916
Lord Forteviot asks de László if he could do a sketch of his son whilst on leave [5273]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0045

Sender: Falmouth, Evelyn Hugh John Boscawen, 8th Viscount (1877 - 1962)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/12/1926
Lord Falmouth is delighted with new location of pictures [111881] & [likely 5051] and de László's alterations to wife's portrait; varnishing [111881]. Problems with Reginald Bloomfield–a friend of de László–and alterations to a bridge [this is a duplicate item, see DLA123-0015]
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0046

Sender: Elibank, Charles Gideon Murray, 2nd Viscount (1877 - 1951)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/09/1925
Lord Elibank thanks de László for wife's portrait [5010], "a work of wonderful art and beauty". Will arrange glazing with Remy; portrait will later be hung at Elibank. Mentions lunch with King & Queen of Greece, is sure the latter's portrait [3270] will be successful