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Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0139

Sender: Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl, last Viceroy of India (1900 - 1979)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/12/1924
Letter from Lord Louis Mountbatten regarding de László's planned visit; delight at Edwina's portrait following "marvellous changes" (see fn 2 in transcription); Edwina thrilled with portrait of him [3510] – picture was "real surprise"; packing & transportation
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0140

Sender: Dunplice?, A.E.

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/08/1908
Letter from A.E. [Dunplice?] of Coutts bank to de László having been commanded by the Queen to pay for a picture
Letter from Margaret Asquith to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0141

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)
26/06/1908
Margaret Asquith requests "very slight sketch" of herself [9769] and one of her husband; refers disparagingly to facial features. Sorry about Alfred East
Letter from Margaret Asquith to de László, Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0142

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)
30/06/1908
Margaret Asquith asks de László about portrait sittings [9769]; would also like him to paint her husband. Sorry about Alfred East
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0143

14/08/1903
Eva de Laszlo's birth certificate
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0144

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/06/1914
Letter informing de László that he has been awarded the "Cross of Commander of the Royal Order of the Saviour" for his "devotion and eminent services to Art" by King Constantine I of Greece
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0145

Sender: Probyn, General Sir Dighton Macnaghten (1833 - 1924)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
13/07/1909
Invitation for de László to receive the Royal Victorian Order, including a booklet on the Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0146

20/12/1911
"Eton College Chronicle" with article about the unveiling of de László's portrait of Lord Roberts [6924] in the School Hall
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0147

Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Toit, Mrs Christopher du [née Beatrice Grace Guinness] (1869 - 1944)
01/03/1892
Long, spirited letter from Lucy to (Beatrice) Grace Guinness describing her time in Munich with their sister, Eva: discusses dances; balls; gowns; first time meeting de László & visiting studio (refers to de László's intended pictures for 1893 World’s Exhibition in Chicago); music lessons; travelling companions
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0148

Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Craig-Brown, Mrs Ernest [née Constance Ellen Guinness] (1876 - 1964)
29/04/1892
Letter from Lucy to "Weed" (possibly her sister Constance) whilst in Paris re: accommodation; dress shopping; violin lessons with Martin Pierre Marsick
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0149

Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Romania, Queen Marie of [née Princess Marie of Edinburgh] (1875 - 1938)
13/12/1936
Draft letter from Lucy to the Queen of Romania: de László's health; Cap Ferrat; memoirs; transportation of portraits [possibly 3211 & 4220]; exhibition of Queen's portrait [possibly 3211]; death of Leresanu; abdication and proclamation Duke of York
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0150

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/03/1924
Princess Alice of Greece congratulates de László on a new decoration. Travel plans re: artist's visit to Saint-Cloud. Much praise for sketches of her (one is possibly [6620])
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0151

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/04/1924
Letter from Princess Alice of Greece to de László with news of her mother's illness and recovery
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0152

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
28/07/1924
Princess Alice of Greece informs de László that the King of Greece wants a sketch of the Queen's head [7820] on same favourable financial terms as 1914. Princess Alice will be at de László's disposal for sittings in Sept (see fn 5 in transcription)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0153

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/11/1924
Letter from Princess Alice of Greece to de László concerning travel plans/sittings
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0154

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/05/1929
Letter from Princess Alice of Greece to de László expressing regret at missing de László & Lucy; travel plans
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0155

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/04/1929
Princess Alice of Greece wants de László to do a sketch of her husband either in London in April or France in May (1929). Describes portraits of daughters hanging in St-Cloud (likely [8195] and [7851]) as "joy of my life"
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0156

Sender: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/06/1930
Letter from Princess Alice of Greece to de László enclosing a cheque for "the second portrait" (portrait unidentified)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0157

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

Recipient: Greece and Denmark, Princess Andrew of [née Princess Alice of Battenberg] (1885 - 1969)
13/06/1930
Letter from de László's secretary to Princess Alice of Greece thanking her for the cheque for "the second portrait" (portrait unidentified)
Correspondence belonging to Christopher de Laszlo - Collection I, 123-0158

Sender: Athlone, Princess Alice of [née Princess Alice of Albany]; wife of 1st Earl (1883 - 1981),László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),Athlone, Princess Alice of [née Princess Alice of Albany]; wife of 1st Earl (1883 - 1981)
28/07/1928
Letter from Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone to de László commissioning her portrait as silver wedding present for husband [2447]; arrangements for sittings; enquires about fees. Item includes draft letter in de László's hand regarding a special honorarium for her