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Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0118

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
12/04/1934
Baldry reports that his article for “Everyman” is ready for final revision and looks forward to discussing it with de László during their planned Sunday visit. Expresses concern for de László’s health.
Letter from de László to Alfred Lys Baldry, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0119

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

Recipient: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)
13/04/1934
De László arranges to see Baldry on Sunday to discuss his article for “Everyman”. Reports completing a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Wilson McKergow [4553].
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0120

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
11/04/1934
Baldry welcomes de László’s return from abroad and seeks his opinion on an article for Everyman, proposing to visit and read it to him before submission.
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0121

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
08/02/1934
Baldry comments on the reception of "Painting a Portrait", enclosing a review and discussing its treatment of de László’s artistic views. He comments on the Royal Academy exhibition and the estates of David Murray and Konody; enquires after de László’s health, sitters and return from America.
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0122

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
11/01/1934
Baldry discusses the Royal Academy’s exhibition of British art, and reports that the proofs for "Painting a Portrait" are progressing. Comments on de László’s broadcast in America.
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, 022-0304

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.
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 Marjorie Hodge to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0340

Sender: Hodge, Marjorie

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/12/1934
Marjorie Hodge expresses delight and gratitude for her portrait [5647], recounting the praise it has received. She notes the high price achieved at auction for a blank canvas (see fn. 2 in transcription).
Two letters from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0371

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/07/1934
Letter dated 10 July 1934: Lord Lansdowne shares joy at becoming a grandparent and expresses eagerness to see his much-praised portrait [5972]. Letter dated 8 November 1934: Lord Lansdowne sends tickets for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from de László to the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0372

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

Recipient: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)
27/10/1934
De László thanks Lord Lansdowne in advance for arranging tickets for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0373

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
24/10/1934
Lord Dartmouth will send tickets to de László for the opening of Parliament.
Letter from the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0374

Sender: Lansdowne, Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of (1872 - 1936)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/10/1934
Lord Lansdowne will try to secure cards for the de Lászlós to attend the opening of Parliament by contacting the Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Dartmouth.
Letter from Winifred Macbeth to de László, Letters Personal 1934 A to M 1935, 022-0432

Sender: Macbeth, Mrs W. Gilchrist [née Winifred Emily Morrice] (1898 - 1971)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/08/1934
Winifred Macbeth thanks de László for the inscribed book. The artist's visit was a pleasure and his portraits [3921][7014][3918][3919] are "a constant joy".
Letter from John Robertson to de László, Letters Personal 1934 from N to Z 1935, 023-0090

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
29/10/1934
De László's pictures at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts [11622][8180] were admired, though could have been better hung. Encloses a letter from the chief secretary of an insurance company in Dundee who was impressed with the artist's portrait of Anny Ahlers [2449]. Mr Macbeth has sent a letter concerning his daughter's portrait [3918].
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to Eileen Abernethy, de László's secretary, Miscellaneous Letters from 1st January 1933 to 30th June 1937, 026-0207

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy] (1898
11/03/1934
Baldry comments on reviews of "Painting a Portrait" and forwards a letter to de László in Gibraltar. He notes de László’s decision not to paint Albert Einstein before returning to England.
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to Eileen Abernethy, de László's secretary, Miscellaneous Letters from 1st January 1933 to 30th June 1937, 026-0208

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy] (1898
05/03/1934
Baldry thanks Eileen Abernethy for the Illustrated London News and enquires about de László’s return from America, expressing concern over his health and lack of correspondence.
Letter from Eileen Abernethy, de László's secretary, to Alfred Lys Baldry, Miscellaneous Letters from 1st January 1933 to 30th June 1937, 026-0209

Sender: Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy] (1898

Recipient: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)
08/03/1934
Eileen Abernethy sends Baldry further reviews of "Painting a Portrait" and updates him on de László’s return from America and plans to meet Lucy in Gibraltar. She notes his demanding schedule and possible portrait of Albert Einstein.
Letter from Alfred Lys Baldry to Eileen Abernethy, de László's secretary, Miscellaneous Letters from 1st January 1933 to 30th June 1937, 026-0210

Sender: Baldry, Alfred Lys (1858 - 1939)

Recipient: Forkum, Mrs [née Eileen Abernethy] (1898
05/02/1934
Baldry asks Eileen Abernethy to let him see reviews of "Painting a Portrait" before forwarding them to de László, expressing interest in reviewers’ responses to the artist's views on portraiture.