DLA123-0202 Transcription
P. & O.S.N. COMPANY’S
S.S. “Maloja”
17.2.[19]28
My Dear de Laszlo
A short note of gratitude before the ship sails, to thank you for your wonderful work on my portrait [5579]. The Devonports never cease talking of it & repeat again & again that it is splendid.[1]
Regards to Madame | [illegible] Yours
Tim Healy
Editorial Note:
The Right Honourable Timothy Healy (1855-1931), First Governor-General of the Irish Free State; for biographical notes, see [5579].
LR
27/03/2020
[1] Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport (1856-1934) [4571]; Selina Kearley, Viscountess Devonport, née Selina Chester (1851-1931) [4001]. Lord Devonport, who was a personal friend and admirer of Tim Healy’s, commissioned de László to paint Healy’s portrait.