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Letter from Countess Maria Eleonore Zamoyska to de László, Royal Court, 042-0057

Sender: Austria, Archduchess Friedrich of [née Princess Isabella von Croÿ-Dülmen] (1856 - 1931),Zamoyska, Countess Maria Eleonore (1862 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/07/1905
Her Highness likes the portrait very much [11301]; there are still some minor changes to do; she will let de László know in the autumn/winter
Letter from Countess Maria Eleonore Zamoyska to de László, Royal Court, 042-0058

Sender: Austria, Archduchess Friedrich of [née Princess Isabella von Croÿ-Dülmen] (1856 - 1931),Zamoyska, Countess Maria Eleonore (1862 - 1944)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/06/1900
Her Highness would prefer that de László comes to the Weilburg between the end of July and the end of August
Invitation from Archduke Ludwig Viktor, Royal Court, 042-0060

Sender: Wimpffen, Baron Franz Von (1829-1922),Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of (1842 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/04/1899
Invitation from Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, youngest brother of the Emperor Franz Joseph, to de László
Letter from István Thomán to de László, Portraits A-G, 043-0030

Sender: Thomán, István (1862 - 1940)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/07/1893
Thomán describes a visit to Paris; includes a description of the paintings he likes and dislikes there. Travel plans.
Press cutting: Adolf Silberstein, ‘Feuilleton. Spring Exhibition at the Künstlerhaus. III’, Pester Lloyd, 1897, Portraits A-G, 043-0060

Sender: Silberstein, Doctor Adolf (1845 - 1899)
23/04/1897
Pester Lloyd. Review of the Spring Exhibition at the Künstlerhaus praising de László’s growing reputation as a portraitist, noting his ability to capture individuality and character. Highlights his portraits of Prince Maximilian and Princess Victoria Ratibor [10502][110799], the Mailáth family [13008][110801][111842], and Bishop Bubics [2908].
Letter from Dr Ottó Légrády to de László, Portraits A-G, 043-0098

Sender: Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/07/1936
Légrády regrets de László’s decision not to visit but remains hopeful. Lists several potential countryside residences in Hungary suitable for de László to work in. The Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait" will go to press in summer, signed copies expected in autumn. Praises de László’s memoir project and congratulates him on the Légion d’Honneur.
Letter from Florence Cross to de László, Portraits A-G, 043-0108

Sender: Cross, Mrs Horatio Robert Odo [née Florence Temple Griswold] (1867 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/03/1916
Florence Cross arranges a meeting with de László to discuss sittings for the proposed portrait of her daughter Dorothy [1787], hoping they can be completed before Easter.
Letter from Harriet Alexander to de László, Portraits A-G, 043-0134

Sender: Alexander, Mrs Charles Beatty [née Harriet Crocker] (1859 - 1935)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/07/1920
Harriet Alexander sends de László a cheque for £420 for the portrait of her daughter Mary [2577], requesting the bills for the photographs and frame to be sent to her in Paris.
Portraits A-G, 043-0157

Sender: Beatty, Lady [née Mino Edith Dunn; other married name Mrs Carol D. Stone] (1886 - 1952)

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

Undated letter from Lady Beatty to de László. Thankful for the opportunity to be painted, possibly won at a Red Cross Auction in support of the War Effort.
Letter from Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge to de László, Portraits G-I, 1916-20, 045-0022

Sender: Horridge, Sir Thomas Gardner (1857-1938)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/09/1916
Varnishing of Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge's portrait [5657]. Recently saw the artist's portrait of Mrs George Sandys [11222] at Greythwaite Hall.
Letter from Lady Evelyne Horridge to de László, Portraits G-I, 1916-20, 045-0023

Sender: Horridge, Lady Thomas Gardner [née Evelyne Emma Sandys] (1876 - 1920)

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

Lady Evelyne Horridge asks if de László is still painting Oswald Sanderson [7082]. Could he bring Sanderson to view the portrait of her husband [5657]?
Letter from Lady Evelyne Horridge to de László, Portraits G-I, 1916-20, 045-0024

Sender: Horridge, Lady Thomas Gardner [née Evelyne Emma Sandys] (1876 - 1920)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/03/1917
Lady Evelyne Horridge thanks de László for his gift of the study portrait [112044], which she feels depicts her husband "as the world knows him", whilst the finished portrait [5657] is as she knows him. Arrangements to bring Oswald Sanderson to see the portrait.
B 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, Aug, 1925, 055-0143

Sender: Beatty, Lady [née Mino Edith Dunn; other married name Mrs Carol D. Stone] (1886 - 1952)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/10/1916
Letter from Lady Beatty to de László. Can come to London to sit before 19 October but travels to America on 20th. Returns in January.
Letter from Arthur Bendir to de László, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0051

Sender: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/08/1930
Acknowledges de László's letter confirming Paul Laib as the photographer and Emile Remy as the framemaker for the portrait [6859].
Letter from Arthur Bendir to de László, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0052

Sender: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/07/1930
Agrees to lend the portrait of Jane [6859] to de László's next exhibition. Requests account from the framemaker.
Letter from de László to Arthur Bendir, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0053

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

Recipient: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)
25/07/1930
Thank you letter for the cheque of £1050 [6859]. Typed letter, signed "Secretary".
Letter from de László to Arthur Bendir, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0054

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

Recipient: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)
26/07/1930
Glad that Bendir approves of the portrait of Jane [6859]. De László hopes to include the portrait, which he much-enjoyed painting, in a future exhibition.
Letter from Arthur Bendir to de László, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0055

Sender: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/07/1930
Bendir has received the portrait of his daughter Jane [6859]. He encloses a cheque for £1050.
Letter from Arthur Bendir to de László, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0056

Sender: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
05/04/1930
Bendir cannot pay more than 1000 guineas for a portrait of his daughter Jane [6859].
Letter from de László to Arthur Bendir, B 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 058-0057

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

Recipient: Bendir, Arthur ( - 1957)
03/04/1930
De László has decided to paint a full-length portrait of Bendir's daughter Jane [6859] for the reduced fee of £1500. Typed letter, signed "Secretary".