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‘Royal “Private View” at Mr. de Laszlo’s Studio’, The Evening News, Thursday, 4 October 1934

[Three photographs]

[Caption] [photograph, left]: Queen Marie of Rumania leaving Mr. Philip de Laszlo’s studio where, with Princess Beatrice, she saw the artist’s portrait of Princess Marina [5928]. Centre: Mr. de Laszlo saying “Good-bye” to his Royal guests. Right: Prince George arriving for the final sitting of his own portrait.

[Reproduction of [5928]]

[Caption] This is Mr. P. A. de Laszlo's portrait of Princess Marina [5928]. It will be a wedding present for Prince George. The portrait, with one of Prince George [5931], also by Mr. de Laszlo, will be on exhibition at Knoedler’s shortly before the wedding, and the proceeds will be devoted to St. George’s Hospital.^[1]

Mounted prints from colour reproductions made for a special issue of the “Illustrated London News” will also be sold for the benefit of St. George’s Hospital.

[1] M. Knoedler & Company, Inc., London, Royal Portraits by Philip A. de László, M.V.O., Loan Exhibition In aid of The Wedding Gift Fund for St. George’s Hospital (at the special request of H.R.H. The Duke of Kent), November-December, 1934