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Letters 0000 Press, 091-0006

Unidentified publication. The author, "Barde", ascribes de László's ascent from "poor Hungarian boy" to a "painter of Popes" to his mastery of the "psychology of human frailties"; de László succeeds at making his not overly charming sitters appear charming and yet alike at the same time
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0013

18/04/1898
Országos Hírlap. De László, who achieved great success at the Berlin exhibition, recently completed a portrait of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar in Mainz [10512]; the Grand Duke decorated de László with the Order of White Falcon
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0014

Press cutting from an unidentified publication. "Hungarian artist triumphs in Germany". Exhibition of de László's pictures in Berlin at the request of the Dowager Empress of Germany; Werner has publicly expressed his admiration for him; Prince Ratibor intends to have his family painted by de László; the Grand Duke of Weimar has invited him to court, with a view to producing a portrait [10512]
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0017

26/05/1900
Egyetértés. Queen Victoria has commissioned de László to paint Field Marshal White's portrait [7724]; the artist will also portray the elderly Queen; the pictures will be painted in the Isle of Wight. De László is presently in Budapest painting three portraits: Count Gyula Szapáry [111159]; Countess Sándor Andrássy [110812]; Mrs Árpád Berczik [111077]
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0019

Sender: Szász, Zoltán

Unidentified publication. De László exhibits four portraits in room VII of the Hungarian Fine Art Society's Spring Exhibition of 1898 [4825][7243][111074][111114]; Szász compares the handling of Mme Hubay's portrait [4825] to porcelain; Katharina Friese's portrait [7243] "lacks a lifelike sense of unforced nonchalance"; whilst the other two works [111074][111114] are more successful, "neither can be said to demonstrate any kind of progress or development on the part of the artist".
Letters 0000 Press, 091-0021

Unidentified publication. There are five Hungarian artists exhibiting at the Munich Exhibition, but none of them lives in Hungary: Horovitz; de László, Herzl, Grünwald, Klein
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0002

23/01/1929
The Scotsman. Article on how fashion rules the prices of pictures, explained by Lancelot Hannen of Christie's to a reporter; includes comments on how family portraits are rarely sold until the 3rd generation. No specific mention of de László
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0003

Unidentified publication. Report on de László's commission of Lord Provost High's portrait [5637]; presentation expected around April [1929]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0004

Unidentified publication. At the Wimborne House fancy-dress ball for children, Pamela Scott-Kilvert won first prize of a portrait by de László [11265]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0005

Pesti Hirlap. At the opening of the Fine Art Society’s Winter Exhibition, artworks were drawn. De László not mentioned
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0006

Unidentified publication. Portraits de László is working on [5637][6118] were exhibited at a dinner party he held recently; guests in attendance listed
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0007

28/03/1929
The New York Times. De László will paint Ambassador Kellogg's portrait for presentation to the State Department [5920]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0008

Unidentified publication. Report on an exhibition at the Art Palace, where de László showed portraits of the King of Spain, Count and Countess Bethlen. Loss to end of article
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0009

De László’s portrait of Admiral Horthy, which the artist gave to the nation as a present, will be reproduced on the front page of the Pesti Hirlap Vasárnapja
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0010

Pesti Hirlap. Report on the Winter Exhibition, where de László exhibited a portrait of Marshal Lyautey [6118]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0011

Unidentified publication. Report on the Winter Exhibition, where de László exhibited a portrait of Marshal Lyautey [6118] in the first room
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0012

Pesti Napló. Illustration of de László's portrait of József Kiss [110928]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0013

Esti Kurir. A blank canvas of de László's will be auctioned at a charity event on which the artist will paint the buyer’s portrait
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0014

Unidentified publication. Short article on Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, "the hope of Czarist Russia," who leads the Pan-Russia movement for the overthrow of the Soviets
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0015