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Letter from de László to Mrs Charles Munn, Personal Letters, 020-0286

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

Recipient: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)
24/09/1933
De László is in Paris briefly to paint General Pershing’s portrait [6888] and looks forward to meeting to discuss any restoration of her portrait [8882] that might be required.
Letter from Mrs Charles Munn to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0287

Sender: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
22/09/1933
Mary Munn is pleased to know de László is in Paris as she is anxious to meet to discuss her portrait [8882] and its damaged frame.
Letter from Comtesse Marguerite Marie de Mun to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0288

Sender: Mun, Comtesse Marguerite Marie de [married name madame Jacques Patrick Hennessy] (1877 - 1970)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/04/1933
Comtesse Marguerite de Mun shares her recent travels in France. Reference to de László's "great war" picture. She agrees to loan the artist her study portrait [110993] (Knoedler, 1933). Sends congratulations on de László's son's engagement.
Letter from Comtesse Marguerite Marie de Mun to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0289

Sender: Mun, Comtesse Marguerite Marie de [married name madame Jacques Patrick Hennessy] (1877 - 1970)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
15/05/1933
Comtesse Marguerite de Mun confirms that her study portrait [110993] is available for the artist's exhibition (Knoedler, 1933).
Personal Letters, 020-0290

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

Recipient: Mun, Comtesse Marguerite Marie de [married name madame Jacques Patrick Hennessy] (1877 - 1970)
14/06/1933
De László apologises for the delayed reply due to his son Paul's recent wedding. Regretfully, he cannot include the comtesse's study portrait [110993] in his forthcoming exhibition (Knoedler, 1933) owing to space limitations.
Letter from Mrs Charles Munn to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0291

Sender: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/07/1933
Concerning arrangements for de László to assess the portraits [8882][8976] in Paris in September prior to their cleaning and varnishing by Knoedlers.
Letter from de László to Mrs Charles Munn, Personal Letters, 020-0292

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

Recipient: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)
01/08/1933
De László's September visit to Paris depends on General Pershing’s portrait sittings [6888], but he hopes to accept the invitation if timing allows.
Letter from de László to Mrs Charles Munn, Personal Letters, 020-0293

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

Recipient: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)
14/06/1933
De László apologises for the delayed response due to family and exhibition commitments, invites her to his forthcoming exhibition (Knoedler, 1933), and advises her portrait [8882] be cleaned and varnished at Knoedler’s, Paris.
Letter from Mrs Charles Munn to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0294

Sender: Allez, Mrs Jacques [née Mary Astor Paul; other married name Mrs Charles A. Munn] (1889 - 1950)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/05/1933
Seeking advice on varnshing/restoring a portrait: "The background is getting spotty and looks as if it were running, and all round my chin looks as if it were dirty as if I had rubbed it with black gloves". She wishes de László success with his forthcoming exhibition (Knoedler, 1933).
Letter from de László to Sigmund Münz, Personal Letters, 020-0295

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

Recipient: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)
21/10/1933
He has met Dr. Edelstein and his daughter Carola (see DLA020-0296). General family news. Travel plans to America. Currently painting Lord Carson's portrait [3975]. Has not met the sculptor Felix Weiss. Still possessed of the "same ambition", "same vitality and love for my work as when we first met". De László is working on his book, which "will one day be a historic document".
Letter from Sigmund Münz to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0296

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/09/1933
Sends thanks for the “Apollo” magazine. Recommends Sēnor Segismundo Edelstein, an entrepreneur from Buenos Aires who is a friend of the Hirschs, to the artist. Could de László introduce Edelstein's daughter to his sons at Oxford. Hopes to send his book on King Edward before Christmas. Assumes the artist is as "repulsed" as he by what is occurring in Germany. Mentions sculptor Felix Weiss.
Letter from de László to Sigmund Münz, Personal Letters, 020-0297

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

Recipient: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)
03/02/1933
Painting a second portrait of the Archbishop of Canterbury [6164]. Has had to put his "big canvas" aside. De László's brother Marczi is unwell. Busy with his son Paul's engagement. Recently did an "amusing" sketch of his "friend Marconi’s beautiful wife" [9979]. Introduction to Signor Preziosi. Forthcoming travel plans to Italy.
Letter from Sigmund Münz to de László, with an appended note addressed to Lucy, Personal Letters, 020-0298

Sender: Münz, Sigmund (1859 - 1934)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
31/12/1932
Münz thanks de László for a reproduction [6161]. Assumes de László will go to America to paint Roosevelt II. Requests an introduction to Gabriele Preziosi. Unveiling of the artist's portrait of Lord Cecil [4053]. Münz was sorry not to have met Mrs Balfour; will hopefully meet her daughter soon.
Letter from Princesse Isabelle de Croÿ to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0233

Sender: Croÿ, Princesse Reginald de [née Princesse Isabelle de Ligne] (1889 - 1968)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/06/1934
Princesse Isabelle de Croÿ thanks de László for the study-portrait [4820] he did of her in Morocco. She invites him to Bellignies on his way to Brussels, should he go there.
Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0280

Sender: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962),Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/06/1935
Invitation to lunch on 29 June with Professor Nuttall. Countess Villeneuve is coming for lunch to see the artist on 2 July.
Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0304

Sender: Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/08/1934
The duchesse de Gramont thanks de László for sending a newspaper containing a reproduction of his portrait of Maréchal Lyautey [6118].
Letter from the duchesse de Gramont to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0305

Sender: Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/07/1934
Congratulates de László on the birth of his grandson, Philip. Outlines travel plans. Notes the death of the Duke of Marlborough must have come as a surprise to de László.
Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0309

Sender: Gramont, Duchesse de [née Elaine Hélène de Greffulhe]; wife of 12th duc (1882 - 1958)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
18/01/1935
Thank you postcard from the duchesse de Gramont.
Letter from the duc de Gramont to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0314

Sender: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
09/05/1934
Impressions of the Paris Salon; de László's portraits [6164][4019] are hung well; regrets the artist did not send the portrait of Sir Thomas Horridge [5657]. Reference to Pierre Lyautey. The Queen of Belgian wants de László to paint a posthumous portrait of the late King [7867].
Letter from Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0341

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/02/1935
Sir Thomas Horridge refuses de László's request for his portrait [5657] to be exhibited at the Paris Salon.