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Sender: Baden-Powell, Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron (1857 - 1941)
Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Robert Baden-Powell asks de László whether Count Pál Teleki is of the same family as Count Tekeli (the latter's portrait hangs in the Mercers' Hall). Admiral Horthy showed him (Baden-Powell) de László's "delightful and speaking portrait" [5684]
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
General family news and Marczi László's finances. Success at the Salon. Large sums offered by publishers for the artist's memoirs. Légrády is publishing the portrait of Horthy [110886], to be unveiled shortly. Lucy recently visited friends with the Duke and Duchess of York. Plans to go to Salzburg for the Festspiele.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Travels plans after Philadelphia: New York; Gibraltar; Morocco. Will paint Pershing in Paris [10242] and see his portraits at the Salon [6164][4019]. Requesting portraits of Pope Leo [4509] and Rampolla [4511] from the Hungarian government for Venice Biennale. Book has been very successful and is everywhere in bookshops in England.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
General family news. Description of a stay at Welbeck Abbey and the "de László room". Working on interesting portraits [e.g. 6896] but wants to paint his "big canvas". Sends special issue of "L'Illustration" with portrait of Maréchal Lyautey [6118] on the cover. (DLA135-0030 & DLA135-0031 letters are in the same envelope.)
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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),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: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
General family news including the artist's sons' presentation at Court; Horthy's portrait [110886] to be unveiled 10 April. Reference to Gypsy Dancer picture [6316]; recent impressions of Budapest; travel plans. (DLA135-0042/0043/0044/0045 letters were filed in the same envelope. Envelope belongs to DLA135-0045.)
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Petrovics sent thanks for the Magdalene picture [2932]. Money to Aunt Anna. Will go to Budapest but it is not to be announced. Recent blank canvas auction in the presence of the King. Will send an article featuring his house & studio.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
De László received "a letter of historic importance" from the Regent thanking him for gifting to the nation a "phenomenal masterpiece [110886]" which will "echo down the centuries as a permanent monument" to the artist. Balló had a private view of the portrait [110886].
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
De László recently celebrated his birthday. Horthy portrait [110886] is now hanging in Parliament. Success at the Paris Salon. Sends a photograph of Petrie's portrait [6896]. Jenő Csillag has asked for money.
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Sender: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Recipient: László, Marczell 'Marczi' (1871 - 1940)
Marczi László's financial losses; de László lost half his savings after the 1929 crash. Offered to paint Legrády & Herczeg in Paris, but they cannot come. Will tell Siklossy he was expecting a more senior award following Horthy's portrait [110886]. Presently painting an Indian prince. To Paris soon to paint a French countess [111424]. Travel plans. Note: some pages may not belong with DLA135-0051 – see note in accompanying translation. (DLA135-0051 & DLA135-0052 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)
Description of time in Bad Gastein. Enjoyed meeting his brother in Salzburg and was sorry to see him go. Feeling his age and is anxious to make progress with his planned memoirs. Marczi László helped furnish material for this by bringing letters from Budapest.
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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 the County prefect, Elemér Preszly. May go to Pest to paint Ferenc Herczeg and Ottó Légrády.
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