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Personal Before 1924, 014-0005

Sender: Barbour, Doctor Alexander Hugh Freeland (1856 - 1927)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/07/1917
Letter from Doctor Alexander Hugh Freeland Barbour to de László concerning the exhibition of his portrait [2338] at the Royal Scottish Academy. Barbour also mentions de László's portrait of his (Barbour's) recently deceased cousin, Thomas Arthur Nelson [6433], "a priceless possession to his widow and Mother now ". "How many homes you have comforted in these sad days", writes Barbour
Personal Before 1924, 014-0007

Sender: Bankes, Mrs Walter Ralph [née Henrietta Jenny Fraser] (1871 - 1953)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/08/1917
Letter from Mrs Walter Ralph Bankes inviting de László to Kingston Lacy, the Bankes family seat
Personal Before 1924, 014-0009

Sender: Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of (1857 - 1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/06/1917
Letter from Bradby Peyman and Mrs G. Cecil Baker on behalf of the Duke of Portland and the British Ambulance Committee enclosing an illustrated catalogue of a portfolio, soon to be sold at Christie's, to which de László had contributed. The Duke has asked if de László's original letter, in which he promised to contribute, could be attached to the picture so as to enhance its value
Personal Before 1924, 014-0010

Sender: Cullen, Frederick (1864 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/07/1917
Personal Before 1924, 014-0011

Sender: Moyne, Evelyn Guinness, Lady [née Lady Evelyn Hilda Stuart Erskine]; wife of 1st Baron (1882 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
23/07/1917
Letter from Lady Evelyn Guinness to de László regarding a studio appointment for Lord Iveagh, her father-in-law, to see the double-portrait of her and her son [5451]
Letter from Lady Evelyne Horridge to de László, Personal Before 1924, 014-0012

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/08/1917
Lady Evelyne Horridge explains why she and her husband, Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge, were unable to visit de László.
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.
Letter from (William) Lockett Agnew to de László, Re-sleeved Material from Box A, 1916-28, Box B, 1927-28, Box, 117-0043

Sender: Agnew, William Lockett (1858 - 1918)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/02/1917
Mrs Orr-Lewis' portrait [1900] will cost 600 guineas, the portrait of her daughter [4670] 350 guineas; the former should measure 50 x 40 ins. Agnew wants de László to paint Oswald Sanderson's portrait [7082].
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0077

Sender: Olivier, Herbert Arnould (1861 - 1952)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/09/1917
Letter from Herbert Arnould Olivier concerning the unfair treatment de László is receiving during wartime; de László has been most considerate in not exercising member privileges of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0131

Sender: Law, Andrew Bonar (1858 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/08/1917
Letter from Bonar Law to de László expressing happiness that de László will paint posthumous portrait of his son (Charles); will send photographs
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0132

Sender: Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of (1848 - 1930)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/08/1917
Letter from Arthur Balfour to de László regarding sittings for an intended portrait for Eton's Memorial Hall
Internment Material Folder 44, 163-0008

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950),Russell, Sir Charles, 1st Baronet (1863 - 1928)
14/06/1917
Item contains multiple documents: DLA163-0008(i) to DLA163-0008(iv). Includes a copy of the letter “fabricated by Scotland Yard” (typed) sent to the artist from Geneva, dated 14/06/1917 to implicate the artist as a spy (DLA163-0008(iii)) together with the artist’s defence to the accusations (handwritten draft)
Internment Material Folder 46, 165-0039

Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Charles Russell & Co.
De László's draft statement dated 12 June 1919; Charles Russell & Co. coversheet dated 14 June 1919
Letter of 14 June 1917 produced by the Treasury and de László's comments thereon.
Letter from Austen Chamberlain to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0008

Sender: Chamberlain, Sir Joseph Austen (1863 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
28/11/1917
Austen Chamberlain and Lord Selborne did what they could whilst giving evidence before Justice Sankey's Committee; they will neither approach Sir George Cave privately, which could be injurious to the artist's case, nor make any public statement. Chamberlain agrees with Lucy's intention to put further evidence before the Home Secretary; he advises her to obtain a good lawyer
Letter from James W. Lowther to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0019

Sender: Ullswater, James William Lowther, 1st Viscount (1855 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
13/12/1917
James Lowther hopes that when the Committee reconsiders de László's case, they will advise the Home Secretary to grant his release; given de László's correspondence with those in Hungary, Lowther believes the Home Secretary will, in the meantime, treat him as Hungarian and uphold his internment
Letter from F. E. Robeson to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0024

Sender: Robeson, Frederick Eden

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
12/11/1917
F. E. Robeson is removing from his list of names two of the de László boys, who were entered for his House at Eton some years earlier; "their position here would be a difficult one", he writes
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0034

Sender: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
26/10/1917
Lord Selborne sympathises with Lucy and de László over the disappointing result of the enquiry; he hopes the case will be reviewed in December (envelope presumably did not contain the letter as the dates do not align)
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0042

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
27/11/1917
Since de László did not correspond with his brother in French, Lord Sheffield advises Lucy to protest the authorship of the letter
Partial letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0043

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
17/10/1917
Lord Sheffield understands the charges against de László to be (1) hostile associations with Austria-Hungary through the Dutch legation, and (2) aiding an escaped prisoner; Sheffield has spoken to Justice Sankey about the allegations; Sheffield describes the committee's refusal to free de László as "high-handed"
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0044

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
09/10/1917
Lord Sheffield will be at Westminster Hall on Thursday; he hopes de László will be released soon