DLA106-0140  Transcription

61, RUE DE BABYLONE, VIIe.

9 – 5 – 1923

Dear Mr de László

I just received your letter and hasten, to tell you that my portrait [3769] is at your disposal whenever you like![1] I will hand it over to the Schipping [sic] people as soon as the manager of the French Gallery will have given me their name!

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Please put my name like this in the Catalogue:  

“Comtesse Jean de Castellane

née Talleyrand-Périgord”.[2]

I do not think that Marquise Mohernande is in Paris.

I would like you to send invitations to:

The Hon. Mrs B. Greville [Annotation in de László’s hand] 16 Charles St. / Berkeley Square

Lady Leslie [Annotation in de László’s hand] Lady Constance Leslie / 22 Manchester Square, W. /  Lady Alice Leslie / 26 Wetherby Mans., / Earl’s Court, S.W.

Mrs Cavendish Bentinck

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Lady d’Abernon!

How are you and Mme de Laszló?

Hoping to see you soon!

Yrs very sincerely

in alter Freundschaft

Dolly de Castellane

SMDL

09/02/202


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

[2] Comtesse Jean de Castellane’s portrait was exhibited as no. 49 in the catalogue, see DLA106-0175.