DLA019-0188 Transcription

53, CORNHILL,

LONDON, E. C. 3.

9 April 1931.

My dear Uncle Philip,

Yesterday I went to see Exhibition again, and especially the three pictures by M. Lucien Simon.^[1] I enclose draft, for your approval, of what I propose

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to Mr. Manson, which I much preferred.^[2]

If he acts as suggested & lets me know which he prefers, I can offer the gentleman in charge at the Exhibition the £50-. & get him to communicate to M. Simon.

I hope he will choose the Breton village

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which I much preferred.

I have told young Max Feilchenfeld that you & Aunt Lucy want to see him, & I suggest whenever it suits you that you write or telephone him here. He is a nice boy 7 would get on well with Patrick or John.^[3]

I return the charming note from Mrs Bell & feel sure that John will keep up the family tradition at Balliol.

I have asked the Hungarian Club for tickets for Alfhild,^[4] myself for their dinner & to be put at your table

Your affectionate nephew

S-am

Editorial Note:

Henry Samuel Howard Guinness (1888–1975), son of Howard Rundell Guinness (1868–1937), Lucy de László’s brother; went by his middle name ‘Samuel’ and known to his family as ‘Sam’.

SMDL

17/06/2018

[1] Pictures by Lucien Joseph Simon (1861–1945), French painter and teacher, were included in the Royal Society of British Artists, Spring Exhibition, London, 1931.

[2] James Bolivar Manson (1879–1945), British painter, writer and curator. For a copy of the letter that was ultimately sent to Manson, see DLA019-0186, letter from Samuel Guinness to James Bolivar Manson, 13 April 1931.

[3] Patrick David de Laszlo (1909–1980) [9205] and John Adolphus de Laszlo (1912–1990) [11622], fourth and youngest sons respectively of Philip and Lucy de László

[4] Mrs Samuel Guinness, née Alfhild Holter (1890–1983)