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Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0046

30/03/1929
The Argus, Melbourne. As a wedding gift to her son, David Bowes Lyon, the Countess of Strathmore presented him with a portrait of his sister, the Duchess of York [4460].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0050

27/03/1929
The Daily Telegraph. Notice of a reception held at the Egyptian Legation, in London, in honour of the birthday of King Fuad of Egypt. In the grand salon of the Legation hung de László’s portrait of the King.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0051

24/03/1929
New York Herald Tribune Magazine. Article 'Mellon's Influence on America' illustrated with de László's portrait of Andrew Mellon [6418].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0054

21/03/1929
The Glasgow Herald. The French Gallery, its lease expiring, is moving to Bond Street. Its last exhibition at its current location will be devoted to de László.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0055

20/03/1929
Daily Mirror. De László has recently completed three portraits of the King of Egypt [4094][113256][110671], and a "charming full length portrait" of Prince Farouk [4122]. The artist is now in Egypt. Text is a partial duplicate of DLA099-0056.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0056

20/03/1929
Daily Mirror. De László has recently completed three portraits of the King of Egypt [4094][113256][110671], and a "charming full length portrait" of Prince Farouk [4122]. The artist is now in Egypt. Text in DLA099-0055 is a partial duplicate of this item.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0057

16/03/1929
African World. De László has recently completed four "extremely successful" portraits of the King of Egypt [4094][113256][110671][4099], and a "charming" portrait of the Crown Prince [4122]. Speculates that the portraits are likely to be exhibited in London.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0058

09/03/1929
Lady’s Companion. Reproduction of de László's portrait of the Duchess of York [4460], the wedding gift of the Countess of Strathmore to her son David Bowes Lyon, who recently married Miss Spender Clay.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0059

09/03/1929
The Bazaar. De Lászlo is in Cairo finishing portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son, Prince Farouk [4122]. The writer believes de Lászlo has "painted more famous people than any living artist", including King Edward VII [7705], Queen Alexandra [7707], the Kaiser [4952], the King of Portugal [5156][5160] and Benito Mussolini [6383].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0060

08/03/1929
Oxford Times. The Curators of the Bodleian Library have been be authorised to lend the portrait of Pope Pius XI [6690] to de László for three months for exhibition at the Paris Salon.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0061

04/03/1929
Daily Mirror. The season in Cairo has been lively. De László has been there to paint portraits of King Fuad [4094][113256][110671][4099] and his son [4122].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0062

03/03/1929
Sunday Times. De László is painting three portraits in different uniforms of King Fuad of Egypt [4094][113256][110671]; the sittings are lengthy. The artist's son Paul has been filming the King's son Prince Farouk in the gardens.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0063

03/03/1929
New York Herald Tribune. As President and Mrs. Calvin Cooldige prepare to move out of the White House, their plans and the plans for their various effects are discussed in this article, which notes that “The Laszlo portrait of Mr. Coolidge [4169] . . . will remain in the White House."
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0064

03/03/1929
New York Times. Book review of T. M. Healy’s 'Letters and Leaders of My Day', illustrated with a reproduction of de László’s portrait of Healy [5579].
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0065

01/03/1929
Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg. Reproduction of de László’s portrait of the Duchess of York [4460], given to her brother David as a wedding gift.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0066

February, 1929.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0067

28/02/1929
La Semaine Egyptienne. A record of an interview with de László in Cairo, illustrated by his portraits of the Queen of the Belgians [7870] and of Princess Alice of Athlone [2447]. De László describes his education in Paris with Benjamin-Constant and Lefebvre, and his first successes.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0068

28/02/1929
British Weekly. Quotes a review by Ramsay MacDonald of Lord Haldane’s Autobiography, which includes MacDonald’s observations of de László's portrait of Haldane [5552]: "He looks with peaceful benignity at and beyond us, and awaits the merging into the eternal mind".
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0069

25/03/1929
Ceylon Observer. The marriage took place yesterday of the Hon. David Bowes-Lyon and Rachel, daughter of Lt.-Col. Spender-Clay. Description of wedding gifts, including de László's portrait of the Duchess of York [4460] given by the Countess of Strathmore.
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings Jan - April 1929, 099-0070

24/02/1929
World’s Pictorial News. De László has just painted a portrait of his wife; illustration of the portrait [13210] accompanies the report.