DLA016-0139 Transcription

26th December, 1928.

Dear Mrs. Pilkington,

I hope, by now, you have passed the worst of your unpleasant visitor – the chicken-pox, as I would be so pleased if we could have the pleasure of seeing you here, for a moment, before we leave for Egypt on the 3rd January.^[1] If convenient to you, the best time would be about 3.45 any day, which would enable me to show you some pictures which might interest you.

With our united best wishes for the season.

Believe me, | Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Malcolm Pilkington,

Hutton Hall,

BRENTWOOD.

SMDL

31/12/2017

[1] De László travelled to Egypt in January 1929 to paint King Fouad I of Egypt (1868-1936) [4094] and the King’s son, Prince Farouk, later King Farouk I of Egypt (1920-1965) [4122]. Once the commission was completed, the artist, Lucy and the couple’s 13-year-old son, Paul (1906-1983) [13214], journeyed up the Nile, visiting Karnak, Luxor and Aswan.