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Sender: Romania, Princess Helen of [née Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark]; consort of King Carol II (1896 - 1982)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Letter from Princess Helen of Romania to de László regarding transportation and exhibition of family portraits [11591][7825][7811][4221] and her reluctance in parting with them. Writes of the "injustice" and "constant persecutions" her father suffered; hopes to see Monsignor Vay de Vaja
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Postponed a trip to Italy & Budapest owing to illness. Will paint the Archbishop of York [7329]; will probably paint "the beautiful, clever Greek Princess" [11628] who is to marry Prince George. Wishes to get on with his "great concept" and memoirs.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Princess Marina's sittings [5928]: "every day there was such a crowd outside my studio – that policemen both mounted and on foot had to keep order"; plans to finish the Prince's portrait [5931] in 2/3 days; the commission "brings me closer to the royal family", hopes to receive an honour; portraits will be exhibited soon (Knoedler, 1934). (DLA135-0034 & DLA135-0035 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Baroness Kornfeld will take gifts to Budapest for de László's family. Unveiling of [6067]; [7329][6896] to be unveiled. Invitation to the royal wedding & exhibition of portraits [5928][5931] (Knoedler, 1934). Dezső Szilagyi's portrait [13102] going to Szolnok Museum. (DLA135-0036 & DLA135-0037 letters are in the same envelope; envelope is original to 135-0037.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
General family news. "One must live a life of tenacious and constant slog", he writes. Received "so many honours in the last three months". Wants to get on with "major artistic project". Raffle of Gypsy Dancer [6316]. Offered Magdalene study [2932] to the nation. Blank canvas went for £800. Travel plans. Includes two press cuttings: unveiling of [7329]; exhibition of [5928][5931].
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937),László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
The artist's many recent successes. Unveiling of Flinders Petrie portrait [6906]; Cambridge lecture; description of royal wedding & royal portrait exhibition (Knoedler, 1934); blank canvas auction; wants to work on "magnum opus" & memoirs; intends to offer painting to the nation [2932]; asks about raffle of [6316]. Item includes two press cuttings. (DLA135-0040 & DLA135-0041 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: Kara-Georgevitch, Princess Alexis [née Myra 'Daria' Pankhurst; other married names Mrs Herbert Wright and Mrs Thomas Huger Pratt] (1859 - 1938)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Thanks de László for his letter and a newspaper containing a reproduction of King George II of Greece [7817]. Happy he and Lucy are planning to visit Menton. Reference to restoration of a portrait and an exhibition in London in the summer. Hopes King George will save money during his reign.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Financial issues. Has been painting "an exceedingly charming" American lady. Will go to Paris to paint long-promised portraits. Hosting a soirée for 350 guests. (DLA135-0042, 0043, 0044 & 0045 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Family matters concerning money; receives many begging letters; donation of a work to be auctioned by the Munkácsy Guild to benefit poor Hungarian artists; raffle of dancer [6316]. Received a commission from Bucharest's national bank [3211][4220]; publishing of memoirs. Item includes four press cuttings. (DLA135-0042, 0043, 0044 & 0045 letters are in the same envelope.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Plans to go to Salzburg & hopes Marczi will join without telling anyone in Hungary he will do so. Social engagements including a soirée for 110 people at the de László home in honour of the King of Greece. Working on portraits [5810][5952]. Winter exhibition in the Nemzeti Szalon. General family news.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Leaving for the Villa Malcontenta tomorrow, plans to sketch there. Enjoying scenery of Bad Gastein. Horthy portrait [110886] to be exhibited alongside other portraits of the artists at the Nemzeti Szalon in October. Tragic death of Queen Astrid of Belgium. Item includes press cutting from the Liverpool Evening Express (24 August 1935) mentioning the inclusion of de László's portrait of the Duchess of Kent at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Home after six weeks away in Salzburg, Bad Gastein & Venice. Starting on "great canvas" & memoirs. Proposed commissions from the Illustrated London News to paint portraits of the Duke of Gloucester & Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott on the occasion of their wedding and the Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County to paint their prefect, Preszey Elemér. May go to Pest to paint Ferenc Herczeg and Ottó Légrády.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Believes his portrait of King of Greece [likely 7817] is a masterpiece. Artists are "enormously envious" of how busy he is. Begging letters. Devoting time to "big canvas". General family news. Item includes an enclosure requesting donations towards a charitable cause.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Photograph, reproductions & Nemzeti Szalon exhibition reviewed in Pesti Hírlap. Issues concerning lottery of [6316] – de László plans to gift it to Fővárosi museum. Dismissal of Széchényi as Ambassador. King of Greece's portrait [7817] being widely reproduced. County Prefect portrait. Légrády translating the artist's book. General family news. Item includes press cutting. (Pages 2 and 3 of PDF in wrong order.)
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Sender: Romania, Princess Helen of [née Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark]; consort of King Carol II (1896 - 1982)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Princess Helen of Romania has heard de László will paint her mother-in-law's portrait [2961]; would like de László to paint son, Michael [4218]. Exile; "peculiar" conditions of Romania; difficult task her brother faces (see fn 4 in transcription)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Partial letter 1: de László is staying at the Palace of Cotroceni; he plans to paint some "excellent pictures". Partial letter 2: de László is planning to travel to Constantinople & Jerusalem, possibly returning via Greece. Asks Marczi to order a gravestone & to tidy the grave of his daughter, Eva. He is painting Prime Minister Baldwin's wife [2324] & plans to paint the Prime Minister as well. (Envelope does not belong to the partial letters. DLA135-0070, DLA135-0071, DLA135-0072 & DLA135-0073 letters are in the same envelope.)
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