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Letter from the duc de Gramont to de László, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0067

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

Recipient: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)
23/08/1937
De László writes to the duc de Gramont about his recent portrait of the Duchess of Northumberland [6868]. He asks for information about a hostess and her guests at a dinner near Vallière for his memoirs. He also discusses a Gobelin tapestry and its frame.
Letter from de László to the duc de Gramont, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0075

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

Recipient: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)
28/10/1937
De László regrets that he cannot include the duc de Gramont's portrait [possibly 8136], Montesquiou [4151] or Madame des Isnards [2030] in his forthcoming Wildenstein exhibition; describes the exhibition's two hangs; mentions Edward Tuck and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Letter from the duc de Gramont to de László, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0076

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
26/10/1937
The duc de Gramont confirms the studio on rue Visconti was formerly Delacroix's. Discusses the installation of the tapestry frame, arrangements for sending his portrait [possibly 8136] and Montesquiou's [4151], a dinner with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Lady Mendl's, and a possible collaboration with Patrick, de László's son.
Letter from the duc de Gramont to de László, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0077

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

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
31/08/1937
The Duc de Gramont reports on his health and forthcoming travels, encloses information about Nélie Jacquemart, and confirms arrangements for the frame of de László’s Gobelin tapestry to be sent to London.
Partial letter from de László to the duc de Gramont, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0078

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

Recipient: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)
07/09/1937
Letter continued from DLA025-0130. De László thanks the duc de Gramont for information about Nélie Jacquemart (Mme André). Discusses his memoirs and forthcoming Wildenstein exhibition. Requests the duc de Gramont’s portrait and Montesquiou’s [4151] for the exhibition, and information about a Greek lady married to a French Vicomte whose portrait he also wishes to include [2030]. Requests tapestry frame.
Partial letter from de László to the duc de Gramont, Personal Letters from 1st July 1937, 025-0130

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

Recipient: Gramont, Antoine XII-Armand, 12th duc de; styled duc de Guiche (1879 - 1962)
07/09/1937
De László thanks the duc de Gramont for information about Nélie Jacquemart (Mme André) and discusses his memoirs and forthcoming Wildenstein exhibition. Requests the duc de Gramont's portrait [possibly 8136] and Montesquiou's [4151] for the exhibition, and information about Comtesse des Isnards, whose portrait he also wishes to include [2030]. Requests tapestry frame. Letter continues as DLA025-0078.
Letter from de László to Dr Ottó Légrády, Hungarian Letters 1937, 038-0054

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

Recipient: Légrády, Doctor Ottó (1878 - 1948)
14/06/1937
De László hopes that Légrády will visit London with Siklóssy and Kornis so he can paint his portrait. He notes the recent completion of Lord Nuffield’s portrait [6474], commends Nuffield’s generosity to Oxford University, and thanks Légrády for assisting with the Hungarian translation of "Painting a Portrait".
Letter from Henriette Capel to de László, Letters 1900-1915 Private, 003-0027

Sender: Capel, Marie Henriette Teresia

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

Henriette Capel met de László at the duc de Guiche's and would like to introduce de László to Princess Kara-Georgevitch and her husband.
Letters G 1896-1916 Private, 006-0010

Sender: Garrett, Mrs John W. [née Alice Warder] (1877 - 1952)

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

Letter in which the sender expresses her disappointment at not being able to see the portrait of the Comtesse Greffulhe [4247], but hopes alternative arrangements can be made to see it
1892-1925 Private, 009-0030

Sender: Lázár, Doctor Béla (1869 - 1950)

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

Partial undated letter from Béla Lázár asking de László to send him images of some of his (de László's) best works that were shown in Berlin for publication in Kunst für Alle (item was previously archived with DLA009-0008)
Personal 1924, 015-0037

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

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

Letter from the duc de Guiche to de László regretting the artist's sudden departure. He and Lucy had an "interesting evening" at the theatre where they saw "Saint Joan" by George Bernard Shaw
Personal 1924, 015-0039

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

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

Letter from the duchesse de Gramont thanking de László for a rosary, a medal and some photographs. She just met the Prince of Wales and Prince Henry at the English Embassy
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0182

Sender: Platford Raby, Mrs

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

Mrs Platford Raby met de László whilst he was painting Baroness de Baeyens' portrait. She would like her friend's works to be included in an exhibition of society portraits that she believes is being organised by the artist and the duc de Guiche
Letter from the marquise de Noailles to de László, Personal 1932 N to Z, 018-0039

Sender: Noailles, Marquise Hélie de [née Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont] (1880 - 1977)

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

The marquise de Noailles thanks de László for his condolences following her husband's death (letter can likely be dated to late May/early June 1932)
Letter from Georges Cattani to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0085

Sender: Cattani, Georges

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

Georges Cattani has been reading vol. 2 of Elisabeth de Gramont's memoirs with its "numerous and friendly pages" devoted to de László. Prince Farouk's portrait [4122] will be sent to Munich; Kendrick is finishing the copy [111171] of the King's portrait [4094]
Exhibition at French Gallery London June 1923, 106-0164

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

List of pictures (some with collection addresses) for de László's exhibition (French Gallery, June 1923).
Exhibition at French Gallery London June 1923, 106-0171

Office draft of the catalogue for the exhibition: The French Gallery, London, A Series of Portraits and Studies by Philip A. de Laszlo, M.V.O., June 1923, with illegible handwritten annotations on page 1. [DLA106-0175 is the final version; see also DLA106-0173].