DLA106-0082 Transcription

Londonderry House,

Park Lane, W.1.

27th. May [1923]

Dear Mr de Laszlo –

I have just arrived here and if fate renders it possible, I will look forward to seeing your pictures^[1] – but my father is so very ill now, that we know not from day to day how long it will last^[2] – Even if it should be possible, I would rather see the pictures quietly with you sometime – Could’nt [sic] I come the day before – Everyone is so kind and so full of enquiries about the dear old father, that I rather shun meeting a lot of friends to-gether.

I am so glad you got both pictures [6133][6158]^[3]

[Page 2]

all right –

Believe me always,

Yrs vy sincerely

E Londonderry.

Editorial Note:

Edith Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry, previously Viscountess Castlereagh, née the Honourable Edith Chaplin; wife of 7th Marquess (1878–1959); for biographical details, see [6142].

SMDL

31/01/2023

[1] The French Gallery, London, A Series of Portraits and Studies by Philip A. de Laszlo, M.V.O., June 1923

[2] Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin (1840–1923) died two days later, on 29 May 1923.

[3] The Marchioness of Londonderry’s portrait [6133] was exhibited as no. 31 in the catalogue; Lady Mary Stewart’s portrait [6158] was no. 68, see DLA106-0175.