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Letter from John Robertson to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0208

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/10/1932
Report of de László's exhibition in Dundee (Victoria Art Galleries, 1932).
Letter from de László to Walter Runciman, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0219

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

Recipient: Runciman of Doxford, Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount (1870 - 1949)
22/11/1932
De László suggests Runciman might wish to bid on a "blank canvas" at a forthcoming charity auction and have his father's portrait painted.
Letter from John Robertson to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0221

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/10/1932
Report on the exhibition (Dundee, 1932) to be arranged. Catalogues have been sent. Commission of Countess of Airlie's portrait [2203].
Letter from John Robertson to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0222

Sender: Robertson, John (1862-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
10/10/1932
Arrangements for a reception which will include the Dowager Countess of Airlie and possibly the Duchesses of Sutherland and Devonshire. Received the enclosed letter from Mrs Buchanan for de László. Much interest in the exhibition still (Dundee, 1932).
Letter from Oakley Williams to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0237

Sender: Williams, Oakley

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
02/09/1932
Williams will call on de László; he will ask the young artist, Charles Young, to call on the same day.
Letter from de László to Arthur G. Ferard, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0241

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

Recipient: Ferard, Arthur George (1858-1943)
21/11/1932
De László has promised to paint a portrait on a blank canvas [5012] to be auctioned for charity on 8 December 1932. The canvas will be kit-cat size, bearing his signature and in a good frame.
Letter from Arthur G. Ferard to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0242

Sender: Ferard, Arthur George (1858-1943)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
19/11/1932
Arthur G. Ferard, Chairman of the Victoria Hospital for Children, thanks de László for promising to paint a portrait on a blank canvas [5012] to be auctioned for charity by Seymour Hicks on 8 December 1932.
Letter from de László to Mrs Alfhild Guinness, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0244

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

Recipient: Guinness, Mrs H. Samuel [née Alfhild Holter] (1890 - 1983)
21/11/1932
Concerning his agreement to donate a blank canvas to be auctioned for charity [5012]. Received a thank you letter from Arthur G. Ferard.
Letter from Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein to de László, Personal Letters, 020-0275

Sender: Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Count Albert von (1861 - 1945)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/12/1932
Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein thanks de László for the reproductions of the portraits of the Duke and Duchess of York, which he will display in his Vienna residence.
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 Dr László Siklóssy de Pernesz to de László, Hungarian Letters, 036-0006

Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
27/02/1935
Siklossy is pleased de László is to paint the Prince of Wales' portrait. The Prince enjoyed his visit to Budapest, though photography was not permitted. He sends a special English edition covering the visit and asks about obtaining a large-format album of de László’s work for future reproductions.
Letter from Dr Ottó Légrády to de László, Hungarian Letters, 036-0027

Sender: Légrády, Doctor Ottó

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/10/1935
Légrády thanks de László for sending the London News and encloses the Pesti Hírlap. Commission from Pest County to paint Elemér Preszly's portrait, noting that several others, himself included, hope to have their portraits painted. The Prince of Wales' popularity in Hungary. Supportive of de László’s plan to write a memoir.
Letter from Baron Frigyes Harkányi to de László, Hungarian Letters 1937, 038-0107

Sender: Harkányi, Baron Frigyes (1826 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
04/10/1912
Harkányi requests a Hungarian/German translation of the Duke of Portland's letter to Van Dyck for Andor Kozma.
Invitation from Archduke Ludwig Viktor, Royal Court, 042-0060

Sender: Wimpffen, Baron Franz Von (1829-1922),Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of (1842 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
20/04/1899
Invitation from Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, youngest brother of the Emperor Franz Joseph, to de László
Letter from Dr László Siklóssy to de László, B 1934, 1935, 1936, 059-0006

Sender: Siklóssy de Pernesz, Doctor László (1881 - 1951)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
14/09/1935
Work has begun on the Hungarian edition of "Painting a Portrait"; Siklóssy asks for input on the length/content of a biographical introduction and discusses potential illustrations. He shares a photograph and present location of Wekerle's portrait [111100], a photograph of an early work in Vienna, and news from Budapest.
Letter from Prince Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein to de László, G 1895-1914 Portraits, 068-0086

Sender: Sayn-Wittgenstein, Prince Otto zu (1842 - 1911)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/03/1898
Arrangements for Carl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach to visit de László's studio.
Letter from Prince Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein to de László, H 1936, 070-0077

Sender: Sayn-Wittgenstein, Prince Otto zu (1842 - 1911)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
01/03/1898
Carl Alexander, Grand-Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach can neither sit today nor tomorrow for his portrait [10512]; most likely on Thursday only.
Letter from Prince Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein to de László, H 1936, 070-0079

Sender: Sayn-Wittgenstein, Prince Otto zu (1842 - 1911)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/06/1898
Prince Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein thanks de László for the heliogravure after his portrait of Carl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach [10512].
Letter from Prince Otto zu Sayn-Wittgenstein to de László, H 1936, 070-0085

Sender: Sayn-Wittgenstein, Prince Otto zu (1842 - 1911)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
17/03/1898
Concerning a thank you letter to be sent to Carl Alexander, Grand-Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach for decorating de László with the Order of the White Falcon. The portrait [10512] is greatly admired; permission has been granted to reproduce it.