DLA123-0105 Transcription

WHEATHAMPSTEAD,

HERTS.

Aug 18. [possibly 1931]^[1]

My dear Laszlo

Thanks for yr. letter about my picture [4037]. I do not quite gather whether it is at yr. studio now or not till the 20th. Anyhow I will send my car for it on Thursday next – or Friday –

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Could you give me the address of the man who does the reproductions of yr. pictures. The one I had was much liked & I want to order some more.

Yr. very sincerely

Cavan

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All the world think more of me certainly owing to your great work!

Editorial Note:

Frederic Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan (1865-1946); British Army commander; de László painted Lord Cavan’s portrait in 1912 [4037].

27/08/2019

[1] Item may relate to the collection of Lord Cavan’s portrait [4037] following the completion of a copy of the portrait by Sydney Percy Kendrick, which de László had agreed to in June 1931; see DLA019-0172, letter from Major-General Pollock to de László, 13 June 1931; and DLA019-0171, letter from de László to Major-General Pollock, 23 June 1931.