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Letter from William Gilchrist Macbeth to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0167

Sender: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/11/1932
Macbeth's wife has been ill. He hopes de László will come to Dunira in early 1933 to paint both a group portrait and two individual portraits of his daughters [3918][3919]. Was sorry that his wife's portrait [3921] was not included in the artist's recent exhibition (Dundee, 1932).
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0168

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses honoraria and appropriate sizes.
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0169

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses the artist's honoraria and appropriate sizes. Partial duplicate of DLA076-0168 & duplicate of DLA076-0170.
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0170

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
23/12/1932
Arrangements for de László to travel to Dunira for a commission. Notes that Macbeth would like a group portrait of his daughters and a separate portrait of each [3918][3919]; encloses the artist's honoraria and appropriate sizes. Partial duplicate of DLA076-0168 & duplicate of DLA076-0169.
Letter from John Robertson to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0171

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
21/12/1932
Macbeth is anxious to have the portraits painted before he and his family leave for Australia [3918][3919][7014]. The fees for the sizes suggested by de László should not pose a problem.
Letter from de László to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0172

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
30/12/1932
Arrangements for painting Macbeth's daughters [3918][3919]. Hopes to paint a group portrait to include Mrs Macbeth at a later time. Enjoys having children sit for their portraits—presently painting Lord Rothermere's granddaughters [4774][4776]. Item includes page 2 of a letter dated 23 December 1923 from de László's secretary to Macbeth regarding framing & canvas sizes (see DLA076-0168 to DLA076-0170).
Letter from William Gilchrist Macbeth to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0173

Sender: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/12/1932
Macbeth wishes to commission portraits of his daughters [3918][3919]. Original intention was to commission a group portrait to include Mrs Macbeth but she is not well enough to sit. De László to choose frames. Travel arrangements.
Letter from William Gilchrist Macbeth to de László, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0175

Sender: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
03/01/1933
De László's travel arrangements to Dunira to undertake a commission [3918][3919][7014].
Letter on behalf of William Gilchrist Macbeth to de László's secretary, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0176

Sender: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/01/1933
Macbeth has sent cheques for the honoraria for portraits he commissioned [7014][3918][3919].
Letter from W. E. Paterson, Dunira Estate Office to de László's secretary, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0178

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
06/02/1933
Confirmation that Paul Laib has taken photographs of the portraits [3918][3919][7014] (see related item DLA076-0163). De László's easel will be returned by train.
Letter from de László's secretary to William Gilchrist Macbeth, M 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 076-0179

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

Recipient: Macbeth, William Gilchrist (1882 - 1948)
17/01/1933
Honoraria due for portraits commissioned by Macbeth [7014][3918][3919].
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0088

26/03/1915
Tatler. De László's portraits of Lady Leconfield [6019], Elinor Glyn [5361] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] are included in the National Portrait Society exhibition at the Grosvenor Galleries.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0096

01/05/1915
The Connoisseur. De László's fluent brushwork is in evidence in his portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's 4th annual exhibition.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0114

13/03/1915
Aberdeen Free Press. Review praising de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0115

13/03/1915
Newcastle Chronicle. Review praising de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019], Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and Elinor Glyn [5361] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0117

16/03/1915
The Morning Post. Review mentioning de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery. DLA089-0129 is a duplicate of this item.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0125

16/03/1915
The Evening News. Review praising de László's "splendid picture" of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery; also mentions de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and Elinor Glyn [5361].
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0129

16/03/1915
The Morning Post. Review mentioning de László's portraits of the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] and Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery. Duplicate of DLA089-0117.
Letters 1915-16 Press, 089-0188

13/03/1915
The Scotsman. Review commending de László's portraits of Sir Philip Sassoon [6526] and the Dowager Lady Leconfield [6019] at the National Portrait Society's exhibition at the Grosvenor Gallery.
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0003

Egyetértés. Partial, undated press cutting about an unidentified portrait that is deemed a true likeness; the second press cutting doesn’t appear to relate to de László