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Letter from de László to Sir John Henry Eugen Vanderstegen Millington-Drake, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0040

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

Recipient: Millington-Drake, Sir John Henry Eugen Vanderstegen (1889 - 1972)
14/04/1930
De László replies to Millington-Drake's letter (DLA019-0041). Thanks him for his description of Princess Marie Louise's visit to Argentina; pleased that his portraits have been admired [3434][5383][110544]. Brief references to portrait of Mme Menendez and her child [110556] and reproduction of "Babsie" d’Ursel's sketch [4981]
Letter from Sir John Henry Eugen Vanderstegen Millington-Drake to de László, Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0041

Sender: Millington-Drake, Sir John Henry Eugen Vanderstegen (1889 - 1972)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
07/03/1930
Millington-Drake sends news of de László's portraits in Argentina. Princess Marie Louise, a recent guest, admired de László's portrait of María de Mercedes de Alvear y Elortondo [3434], a portrait Millington-Drake describes as a "wonderful and inspiring likeness of a girl of classic countenance and exceptional distinction." Millington-Drake also admired the artist's portraits of the Green Devoto children [5383][110544]; recently received a postcard reproduction from "Babsie" d’Ursel of her "beautiful" sketch [4981]
Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0144

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

Recipient: Montebello, Marie-Louise Lannes, Marquise de [née comtesse Marie-Louise de Salignac-Fénelon]; wife of 2nd marquis (1879 - 1960)
07/07/1931
De László thanks the comtesse for her letter; sorry he could not include the portrait of her mother [4476] in his exhibition (Charpentier, 1931). Suggests she contacts Jean Charpentier to arrange for the varnishing of [4476] and [111525].
Supplementary Arranged by Years Only 1930-1932, 019-0145

Sender: Montebello, Marie-Louise Lannes, Marquise de [née comtesse Marie-Louise de Salignac-Fénelon]; wife of 2nd marquis (1879 - 1960)

Recipient: László, Philip Alexius de (1869 - 1937)
Dated "14 and 15 June"
Congratulates de László on his exhibition at Charpentier's; recollections of sittings at the duc de Guiche's and the portrait of her mother [4476]; asks whether de László would like to see the portrait in situ; reference to his portrait of "the little Montebello and her cat" [111525].
B 1899-1916 Private, 002-0046

Sender: Storer, Bellamy (1847-1922)

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

Letter from Bellamy Storer, then United States Ambassador to Austria, thanking de László for the photographs of his portraits of Leo XIII [4509] and Cardinal Rampolla [4511], and asking if he may introduce his son-in-law, the Marquis de Chambrun, to de László
R 1898-1916 Private, 010-0002

Sender: Reverseaux de Rouvray, Jacques Frédéric, Marquis de (1845 - 1916)

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

Letter from the Marquis Jacques Frédéric de Reverseaux de Rouvray, French Ambassador in Vienna (1897-1907), to de László regarding a studio visit
S 1899-1916 Private, 011-0064

Sender: Montebello, Marie-Louise Lannes, Marquise de [née comtesse Marie-Louise de Salignac-Fénelon]; wife of 2nd marquis (1879 - 1960)

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

Undated letter from the Comtesse Marie-Louise de Salignac-Fénelon thanking de László for sending her a self-portrait (of the artist), which she will place next to "the incomparable portrait" of her mother [4476], a picture which "keep(s) her forever amongst us"
Personal 1925-1926, 016-0153

Sender: Maupeou Monbail, Marquise de [née Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel] (1902 - 1987)

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

Comtesse Hedwige d’Ursel is in Florence, where she has seen de László's portrait. She asks whether he has painted Miss Brandt. Perhaps she will meet the artist in Paris
Personal 1930, 017-0043

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 sends her best wishes to de László's son and a small gift (possibly on the occasion of Stephen de Laszlo's marriage)
Personal 1930, 017-0046

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

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

Note from the Marquise de Noailles to de László confirming a meeting
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)