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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Believes his portrait of King of Greece [likely 7817] is a masterpiece. Artists are "enormously envious" of how busy he is. Begging letters. Devoting time to "big canvas". General family news. Item includes an enclosure requesting donations towards a charitable cause.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Photograph, reproductions & Nemzeti Szalon exhibition reviewed in Pesti Hírlap. Issues concerning lottery of [6316] – de László plans to gift it to Fővárosi museum. Dismissal of Széchényi as Ambassador. King of Greece's portrait [7817] being widely reproduced. County Prefect portrait. Légrády translating the artist's book. General family news. Item includes press cutting. (Pages 2 and 3 of PDF in wrong order.)

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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Enjoying time in Saint-Raphaël, sketching outdoors; will soon be guests of Princess Kara-Georgevitch in Cannes. Travels plans to Monaco; Florence; Budapest. Will paint a £200 sketch for Hungarian charity; portrait of Horthy [110886]. Henry & Patrick will be presented to the King. Begging letters from Hungary. Egerer is financially ruined.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Official commission from the Interior Ministry to paint the County Prefect. Will put off portraits of Légrády & Ferenczy to the summer as must paint the Romanian Royal Family [3211][4220][4217]. Will travel to Palestine with Lucy afterwards and sketch there. Hopes to receive the Corvin Chain. Working on memoirs.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter. Wishes to reclaim a portrait of Lucy from Gyula. Travel plans to Romania – can meet Marczi on the train, but he must tell no-one that he (the artist) will be travelling through Pest. Does not like to paint portraits of friends. Believes he deserves the Corvin Chain.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

De László will take the Orient Express & meet Marczi in Vienna on his way to Bucharest. Death of Szeréna mentioned and portrait of Lucy in Gyula's possession.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

De László is painting a second portrait of the Queen of Romania [3211] having abandoned the first [2961], which he felt was overly opulent. He is also working on the portrait of King Ferdinand [4217]. A portrait of Lucy is mentioned. Item includes a small sketch in pen of the Queen's portrait [3211].

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

A portrait of Lucy in the possession of Gyula Krämer, but belonging to de László, is mentioned. De László has finished a portrait of the King of Romania [4220] & started a portrait of the Crown Prince [4218]; he will paint two smaller pictures of the King [3225][3222]. [4220][3211] will be shown at the palace & then Paris Salon. De László & Lucy are planning to travel to Constantinople, Beirut & Jerusalem, intends to paint "impressions" there.

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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Received a letter from Siklóssy about a photography exhibition at the Nemzeti Szalon on the British Empire, opened by Ambassador Knox. De László's royal portraits [9123][9126] have been reproduced widely. Reference to a picture of his that was "won by a poor man". Lucy thanks Marczi for the Christmas present; she is sorry he is not spending Christmas with them.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter 1: de László is staying at the Palace of Cotroceni; he plans to paint some "excellent pictures". Partial letter 2: de László is planning to travel to Constantinople & Jerusalem, possibly returning via Greece. Asks Marczi to order a gravestone & to tidy the grave of his daughter, Eva. He is painting Prime Minister Baldwin's wife [2324] & plans to paint the Prime Minister as well. (Envelope does not belong to the partial letters. DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

De László received a personal letter from Horthy; reproductions for official use are being made after the latter's portrait [110886] and it will then be hung in parliament. He and Lucy have been ill. (DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter. In September de László & Lucy plan to go to Venice, where his portraits of the Pope [4509] & Rampolla [4509] will be exhibited, and then to Florence. They will then go to Pest incognito; he will bring a sketch for Marczi. Will spend the summer in London, will work on "big canvas." (DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope).

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter. De László warns Marczi that the Frim & Valentin boys are dangerous. Waiting for George V to approve his Belgian decoration. Meeting of the British Union of the League of Nations taking place in the artist's garden. He & Lucy will go to visit Lord Byng. Will arrive in Budapest on 20 September. (DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter. De László is travelling home from Tangier by ship. Has been commissioned to paint Sir Flinders Petrie [6896]. Bárczy sent a draft letter about offering the portrait of Görgey [110815] to the nation.

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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Partial letter. Hollósy has invited Marczi to parliament for a vernissage. De László is sending money to Marczi & to Munich. Has been elected president of the arts-side of a society for the cultivation of Anglo-French relations.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Recent health issues. Portraits of the Countess of Airlie [2203] and the Archbishop of Canterbury [6164] to be unveiled, will attend the latter. Exhibition opens on 14 June (Knoedler, 1933). Finished Field Marshal Byng's portrait [3666]. Will exhibit two pictures at the Paris Salon [3786][6875]. Lottery of picture [6316]. General family news. Court case in Paris has been adjourned.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Envelope addressed to Marczell 'Marczi' László in de László's hand, postmarked 5 April 1934, Plymouth. Corresponding letter is likely DLA135-0074, letter from de László to Marczell ‘Marczi’ László, 4 April 1934.

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

Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)

Envelope addressed to Marczell 'Marczi' László in de László's hand, postmarked 14 Sep [19]34, Swiss Cottage.

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Daily Mirror. Photograph of Jane Bendir, who is being painted by de László [6859].

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North Mail and Newcastle Chronicle. Illustration of de László's portrait of Jane Bendir [6859].

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