Biography of Philip de László 1869-1937

On 30th April 1869 Philip de László was born in Budapest.

In 1871 Philip de László (age 1) changed his surname from Laub to László.

1899. Philip de László (age 29). Portrait of Catherine d'Erlanger (age 25).

Catherine d'Erlanger: In 1874 she was born. At birth she was named Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine de Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude. In 1959 she died.

1899. Philip de László (age 29). Portrait of Comtesse Jean de Castellane, née Marie Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord, other married name Fürstin Karl Egon IV zu Fürstenberg.

In 1900 Philip de László (age 30) and Lucy Madeline Guinness (age 30) were married.

1900. Philip de László (age 30). Portrait of Amalia Mary Maud Cassel (age 20). De László had met the financier Sir Ernest Cassel and his daughter in Rome in 1900, while he was painting Pope Leo XIII and Cardinal Rampolla, and Cassel extended an invitation for them to continue their holiday at his home the Villa Cassel in Rieder Furka in the Swiss Alps. During their visit the artist painted study portraits of Sir Ernest and his sister Wilhelmina in gratitude, as well as the preparatory oil sketch for the present work.

Amalia Mary Maud Cassel: In 1880 she was born to Ernset Cassel and Annette Mary Maud Maxwell. Around 4th February 1901 Wilfred William Ashley 1st Baron Mount Temple and she were married. The Prince of Wales attended some eighteen days before he acceeded the throne. On 5th February 1911 Amalia Mary Maud Cassel died of tuberculosis. She was buried at Romsey Abbey [Map].

1902. Philip de László (age 32). Portrait of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 50).

1902. Philip de László (age 32). Portrait of Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 46).

Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont: On 19th September 1855 she was born to Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild and Louise de Rothschild. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%. On 10th December 1878 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and she were married. Her father Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont. On 17th January 1880 Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont died. His son Antoine succeeded 11th Duke Gramont. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. On 25th July 1905 Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont died.

1902. Philip de László (age 32). Portrait of Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont (age 21).

Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont: On 8th August 1880 she was born to Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont. In 1901 Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles and she were married. She the daughter of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont. On 5th March 1977 she died at Monaco.

1904. Philip de László (age 34). Portrait of Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 24).

1905. Philip de László (age 35). Portrait of Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 22).

Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont: On 19th March 1882 she was born. In 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont and she were married. He the son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont. On 30th January 1925 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont died. His son Armand succeeded 12th Duke Gramont. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. On 11th February 1958 she died.

1906. Philip de László (age 36). Portrait of Princess Max Egon von Hohenlohe-Langenburg, née María de la Piedad de Yturbe.

1907. Philip de László (age 37). Portrait of Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, née Princess Alice of Battenberg.

1907. Philip de László (age 37). Portrait of Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden (age 17). Seated half-length to the left in three-quarter profile, wearing a pale yellow dress and stole and a white plumed hat.

1907. Philip de László (age 37). Portrait of Alfred East (age 62).

1908. Philip de László (age 38). Portrait of Princess Victoria Windsor (age 39).

1908. Philip de László (age 38). Portrait of Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg (age 49).

Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg: On 22nd October 1858 she was born to Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. On 27th February 1881 Wilhelm Hohenzollern and she were married. She the daughter of Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg and Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia. They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 11th April 1921 Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg died.

1909. Philip de László (age 39). Portrait of Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle (age 48).

Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle: In 1861 she was born to Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton and Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton. In 1881 Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle and she were married. She the daughter of Wilbraham Egerton 1st Earl Egerton and Mary Amherst Baroness Egerton. He the son of William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle and Sophia Mary MacNab of Dundurn Castle. On 28th August 1894 William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle died. His son Arnold succeeded 8th Earl Albermarle, 8th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 8th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. She by marriage Countess Albemarle. In 1943 Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle died.

1910. Philip de László (age 40). Portrait of Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West (age 17).

Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West: On 9th March 1892 she was born to Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville and Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%. In 1913 Harold George Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and she were married. Diary of Anne Clifford. 1923. The Diary of Lady Anne Clifford with an Introductory Note by V. Sackville-West. London. William Heinemann. 1923. On 2nd June 1962 Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West died.

1910. Philip de László (age 40). Portrait of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 55).

Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven: On 24th May 1854 he was born to Alexander Hesse Darmstadt and Julia Hauke. On 7th November 1917 Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven was created 1st Marquess Milford Haven. Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven. On 11th September 1921 Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven died. His son George succeeded 2nd Marquess Milford Haven. Nadejda Mikhailovna Torby Marchioness Milford Haven by marriage Marchioness Milford Haven.

1910. Philip de László (age 40). Portrait of Elizabeth Maude Guinness.

Elizabeth Maude Guinness: On 14th August 1960 he died at 7 Lime Gardens Bath.

1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of Countess Beatty, née Ethel Field; other married name Mrs Arthur M. Tree.

1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of Eloise Lawrence Breese Countess Ancaster (age 28). Cost £6000.

1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington (age 22).

Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington: In 1889 she was born to Charles Robert Wynn-Carington 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire and Cecilia Margaret Harbord Marchioness. On 9th June 1909 Walter Keppel 9th Earl Albermarle and she were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster and Cecilia Margaret Harbord Marchioness. He the son of Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle and Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle. They were fourth cousin once removed. In 1928 Judith Sydney Myee Wynn-Carington died.

1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 51).

1912. Philip de László (age 42). Portrait of Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 48).

1912. Philip de László (age 42). Portrait of Winifred Anna Dallas-Yorke Duchess Portland (age 48).

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of Countess Anastasia Torby (age 20). Standing three-quarter length to the right in a landscape, wearing a gown with a stole draped over her left arm and holding her hat in her right hand

Countess Anastasia Torby: On 9th September 1892 she was born to Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia. On 20th July 1917 Harold Augustus Wernher 3rd Baronet and she were married. On 7th December 1977 she died.

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of Countess Ferdinand Colloredo-Mannsfeld, née Eleanora Iselin.

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of Princess Anna Elisabeth Bibesco Bassaraba de Brancovan (age 36).

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry (age 34).

1913. Philip de László (age 43). Portrait of George Nathaniel Curzon 1st Marquess Kedleston (age 53).

1914. Philip de László (age 44). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour (age 65).

In 1914 Philip de László (age 44) became a British subject.

April 1914. Philip de László (age 44). Portrait of Constantine I King Greece (age 45).

April 1914. Philip de László (age 44). Portrait of George II King Hellenes (age 23).

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Walter Keppel 9th Earl Albermarle (age 32).

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Princess Louise Caroline Alberta Windsor Duchess Argyll (age 66) widowed.

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of his wife [his wife] Lucy Madeline Guinness (age 45).

Lucy Madeline Guinness: In 1870 she was born to Henry Guinness of Burton Hall in Stillorgan in County Dublin. In 1900 Philip de László and she were married. In 1950 she died.

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley.

Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley: she was born to William Armitage Moore. On 2nd July 1892 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley and she were married at St Marylebone Church. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. He the son of William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore. They were first cousins. On 9th October 1941 she died.

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Viscount Chaplin of Saint Oswald's in Blankney in Lincolnshire.

1915. Philip de László (age 45). Portrait of Dulcie Edyth Angela Redford (age 20). Known as "Mrs George Owen Sandys (age 30)".

Dulcie Edyth Angela Redford: On 18th December 1894 she was born. Before 1973 George Owen Sandys of Esthwaite and Graythwaite and she were married. On 1st May 1973 she died.

George Owen Sandys of Esthwaite and Graythwaite: On 17th July 1884 he was born to Colonel Thomas Myles Sandys of Esthwaite and Graythwaite. On 4th March 1973 George Owen Sandys of Esthwaite and Graythwaite died.

1916. Philip de László (age 46). Portrait of Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 29).

1916. Philip de László (age 46). Portrait of Grace Elvina Hinds Marchioness Curzon Kedleston (age 30).

1916. Philip de László (age 46). Portrait of Alice Mankiewicz Baroness Ludlow.

Alice Mankiewicz Baroness Ludlow: On 12th June 1888 Julius Charles Wernher 1st Baronet and she were married. On 2nd August 1905 Julius Charles Wernher 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Wernher of Lutton Hoo Park in Bedfordshire. She by marriage Lady Wernher of Lutton Hoo Park in Bedfordshire. In 1919 Henry Lopes 2nd Baron Ludlow and she were married. She by marriage B. On 30th November 1945 she died.

1918. Philip de László (age 48). Portrait of Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry (age 39) widowed.

1919. Philip de László (age 49). Portrait of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.

1920. Philip de László (age 50). Portrait of Muriel Emily Spencer Baroness Mount Temple (age 39).

Muriel Emily Spencer Baroness Mount Temple: In 1881 she was born to Reverend Walter Spencer of Fownhope Court in Herefordshire. On 29th August 1914 Wilfred William Ashley 1st Baron Mount Temple and she were married. In 1932 Wilfred William Ashley 1st Baron Mount Temple was created 1st Baron Mount Temple of Lee in the County of Southampton. She by marriage Baroness Mount Temple of Lee in the County of Southampton. On 24th June 1954 she died.

1920. Philip de László (age 50). Portrait of Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess Lansdowne (age 74).

1920. Philip de László (age 50). Portrait of Jane Muir Greenlees.

Jane Muir Greenlees: she was born to Thomas Greenlees of Paisley in Renfrewshire. In 1891 Stuart Auchincloss Coats 2nd Baronet and she were married.

In or before 1921 Philip de László (age 51) moved to a new studio at 3 Fitzjohn's Avenue. The new studio was made to his own designs in the garden and he was proud to welcome his important sitters there. It was decorated with antique furniture, tapestries and objets d'art and the walls were hung with portraits from his own collection of which he was particularly proud, such as those of his mother and his wife Lucy

1921. Philip de László (age 51). Portrait of Corina Kavanagh (age 30).

1921. Philip de László (age 51). Portrait of Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton (age 22).

Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton: On 22nd December 1898 he was born to Osbert Molyneux 6th Earl Sefton and Helena Mary Bridgeman Countess Sefton. On 16th June 1930 Osbert Molyneux 6th Earl Sefton died. His son Hugh succeeded 7th Earl Sefton, 14th Viscount Molyneux, 15th Baronet Molyneux of Sefton. In 1941 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton and Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton. Whilst he was a good friend of the Duke of Windsor, his wife was a good friend of the Duke's wife Wallis Warfield aka Simpson Duchess of Windsor. Josephine Gwynne Armstrong Countess Sefton by marriage Countess Sefton. On 13th April 1972 Hugh Molyneux 7th Earl of Sefton died without issue. Earl Sefton, Viscount Molyneux, Baronet Molyneux of Sefton extinct.

1921. Philip de László (age 51). Portrait of Eileen Agatha Browne Countess Stanhope (age 32). Three-quarter length slightly to the left, head turned full face to the viewer, wearing a pale yellow dress with a transparent blue stole round her shoulders, her left hand on her hip and her right raised to her shoulder and holding the stole.

Eileen Agatha Browne Countess Stanhope: In 1889 she was born to George Browne 6th Marquess of Sligo. 1929. French Gallery Exhibition. The private view was covered by many newspapers and the Daily News reported: "There were as many celebrities on the walls as there were in person. Lady Onslow, in a dress of ecru lace over black, the Hon. Mrs Edward Lascelles in a beige crepe de chine jumper suit … and Lady Stanhope in a beige coat and skirt and bright patterned scarf and red hat, were three beautiful women who came to see how they looked "hung." Also in attendance were Princess Louise of Sweden and her mother the Dowager Lady Milford Haven, to see the portrait of their sister and daughter-in-law Nadejda, daughter of Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch of Russia (1861-1929). Before September 1940 James Richard Stanhope 7th Earl Stanhope 13th Earl Chesterfield and she were married. She by marriage Countess Stanhope. He the son of Arthur Philip Stanhope 6th Earl Stanhope and Evelyn Henrietta Pennefather Countess Stanhope. In September 1940 she died.

1921. Philip de László (age 51). Portrait of Gladys Moore Vanderbilt Countess Széchenyi (age 34).

Gladys Moore Vanderbilt Countess Széchenyi: On 27th August 1886 she was born to Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Claypoole Gwynne. On 27th January 1908 Count László Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék and she were married. On 29th January 1965 Gladys Moore Vanderbilt Countess Széchenyi died.

Around October 1921. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Mercedes Santamarina Gastañaga (age 25). Painted in Paris [Map].

Mercedes Santamarina Gastañaga: On 18th June 1896 she was born to Ramón Santamarina Alduncín and María Sebastiana de Gastañaga at Buenos Aires. On 23rd May 1972 she died at Buenos Aires.

1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil (age 57).

1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 42).

1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Lillian Maud Glen Coats Duchess Wellington (age 37).

1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Princess Maria Ruspoli (age 34).

Princess Maria Ruspoli: In 1888 she was born. On 3rd August 1907 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont and she were married. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont. In 1976 she died.

1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Vera Edyth Griffith-Boscawen Lady Boughton (age 27).

1923. Philip de László (age 53). Portrait of Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma (age 21).

Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma: On 28th November 1901 she was born to Wilfred William Ashley 1st Baron Mount Temple and Amalia Mary Maud Cassel. On 28th October 1947 Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma was created 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma with a special remainder to his daughters and their heirs male. She by marriage Countess Mountbatten of Burma. On 21st February 1960 Edwina Ashley Countess Mountbatten Burma died.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 45).

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft (age 42).

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford Physicist (age 52).

Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford Physicist: On 30th August 1871 he was born. In 1925 Ernest Rutherford 1st Baron Rutherford Physicist was created 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. On 19th October 1937 he died. Baron Rutherford of Nelson of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire extinct.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Nancy Beatrice Borwick Baroness Croft (age 39).

Nancy Beatrice Borwick Baroness Croft: In 1885 she was born. In before 1916 Henry Page Croft 1st Baron Croft and she were married. In 1949 she died.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart 7th Marquess of Londonderry (age 45).

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill Lady Gresley (age 53).

Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill Lady Gresley: On 15th September 1870 she was born to George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough. On 6th June 1893 Robert Gresley 11th Baronet and she were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster by marriage Lady Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire. She the daughter of George Charles Spencer-Churchill 8th Duke of Marlborough and Albertha Frances Anne Hamilton Duchess of Marlborough. On 13th November 1954 Frances Louisa Spencer-Churchill Lady Gresley died.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Violet Meeking (age 28).

Violet Meeking: On 29th April 1895 she was born. On 27th February 1924 Allen Bathurst and she were married. He the son of Seymour Bathurst 7th Earl Bathurst and Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick Countess Bathurst Sussex. On 19th January 1966 she died.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Georgiana Wharton Burdon Baroness Joicey (age 44).

Georgiana Wharton Burdon Baroness Joicey: In 1880 she was born. On 10th September 1904 James Arthur Joicey 2nd Baron Joicey and she were married at St Cuthbert's Church, Bedlington [Map]. On 21st November 1936 James Joicey 1st Baron Joicey died at Ford Castle succeeded 2nd Baron Joicey of Chester le Street in County Durham and 2nd Baronet Joicey of Longhurst and Ulgham in Northumberland. She by marriage Lady Joicey of Longhurst and Ulgham in Northumberland. On 4th November 1952 she died.

1924. Philip de László (age 54). Portrait of Sylvia Evelyn Cotterell (age 27).

Sylvia Evelyn Cotterell: On 14th November 1896 she was born to John Richard Geers Cotterell 4th Baronet and Evelyn Gordon-Lennox. On 4th February 1944 she died.

After June 1924. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Diana Evelyn Percy (age 6) and Richard Charles Percy (age 3).

The Duchess of Northumberland (age 37) commissioned this double portrait of her children Diana and Richard at the end of June 1924, enquiring if de László could paint them almost immediately: "I wonder if you would be able to do a picture of Diana & Richard within the next fortnight or three weeks as they will be staying in town from next Wed 25th for a short time & I could arrange for it then if it would be quite convenient to you to paint them then. I thought something after the same idea as the lovely portrait you did of Betty two years ago, either together or separate."

Richard Charles Percy: On 11th February 1921 he was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland. On 20th December 1989 Richard Charles Percy died.

1925. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England (age 24).

1925. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (age 24).

1925. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Florence Elisabeth "Anthi" Laing (age 71).

Florence Elisabeth "Anthi" Laing: In 1854 she was born to Samuel Laing. Around Apr 1879 Edward Sherard Kennedy and she were married. In 1902 Joannes Gennadius and she were married. On 14th January 1952 she died at East Molesey, Surrey.

1925. Philip de László (age 55). Portrait of Joannes Gennadius (age 81).

Joannes Gennadius: In 1844 he was born to George Gennadius at Athens. In 1932 he died.

1927. Philip de László (age 57). Portrait of Beatriz Bourbon (age 17).

Beatriz Bourbon: On 22nd June 1909 she was born to Alfonso XIII King Spain and Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. On 22nd November 2002 Beatriz Bourbon died.

1927. Philip de László (age 57). Portrait of Edith Chaplin Marchioness Londonderry (age 48).

1928. Philip de László (age 58). Portrait of Diana Evelyn Percy Duchess of Sutherland (age 10).

21st December 1928. Philip de László (age 59). Portrait of María Dolores "Lala" Piñeiro (age 36). De László's appointment book for 1928 indicates that he painted María Dolores Piñeiro de Wesley over two days, morning and afternoon, on 21 and 22 December. She told her children that de László talked continuously as he painted and that she greatly enjoyed their conversation, whereas her husband recalled that when he was shown the finished portrait in the artist's studio, he bluntly said: "I don't like it. László must have hated me for that".

María Dolores "Lala" Piñeiro: On 9th July 1892 she was born to Andrés Piñeiro and Dolores 'Lola' García Láinez at Tandil. In July 1908 María Dolores "Lala" Piñeiro celebrated her sixteenth birthday in Paris [Map]. On 17th June 1911 Alfredo Enrique Wellesley Wesley and she were married. On 19th March 1983 she died.

1929. Philip de László (age 59). Portrait of Fryer, Mrs Livingston, née Catherine Appleton.

1929. Philip de László (age 59). Portrait of Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow (age 44).

Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow: Around 22nd December 1884 she was born to Coplestone Richard Bampfylde 3rd Baron Poltimore and Margaret Harriet Beaumont Baroness Poltimore. On 22nd February 1906 Richard William Alan Onslow 5th Earl Onslow and she were married. He the son of William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow and Florence Coulston Gardner Countess Onslow. On 23rd October 1911 William Onslow 4th Earl Onslow died at Hendon Barnet. His son Richard succeeded 5th Earl Onslow, 5th Viscount Cranley, 8th Baron Onslow, 9th Baronet Onslow of West Clandon in Surrey, 10th Baronet Foote of London. She by marriage Countess Onslow. On 23rd October 1954 Violet Marcia Bampfylde Countess Onslow died.

1929. Philip de László (age 59). Portrait of Mrs Edmund Buchanan, née Doreen Marguerite Bury.

Around November 1929. Philip de László (age 60). Portrait of Marie Eugénie Pauline Archer (age 31).

Marie Eugénie Pauline Archer: On 28th March 1898 she was born to Justice Charles Archer at Montreal. On 9th September 1921 Georges Philéas Vanier and she were married. On 23rd March 1991 she died.

1930. Philip de László (age 60). Portrait of Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough (age 72).

Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough: On 16th November 1857 he was born to Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough at Tickhill Castle [Map]. On 5th December 1884 Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough died. On 5th December 1884 His son Aldred succeeded 10th Earl of Scarborough, 11th Viscount Lumley, 10th Baron Lumley. On 8th April 1899 Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough and Lucy Cecilia Dunn-Garnder Countess Scarborough were married at Christ Church. She by marriage Countess of Scarborough. He the son of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. On 4th March 1945 Aldred Beresford Lumley 10th Earl Scarborough died. His nephew Roger succeeded 11th Earl of Scarborough, 12th Viscount Lumley, 11th Baron Lumley. Katherine Isobel McEwen Countess Scarborough by marriage Countess of Scarborough.

1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 71).

1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 75).

1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (age 68).

1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of David Bowes-Lyon (age 28).

David Bowes-Lyon: On 2nd May 1902 he was born to Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. On 13th September 1961 David Bowes-Lyon died.

Around 1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl Balfour.

1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of Anita Strawbridge (age 29). Known as "Mrs Theodore P. Grosvenor (age 33)".

Anita Strawbridge: In 1902 she was born to Robert Early Strawbridge. Before 1931 Theodore Phinney Grosvenor and she were married. In 1987 she died.

Theodore Phinney Grosvenor: On 3rd January 1897 he was born. On 12th October 1985 he died.

1932. Philip de László (age 62). Portrait of Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey (age 52).

Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey: On 15th December 1879 he was born to Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey and Alice Holford Countess Grey. On 16th June 1906 Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey and Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey were married. She the daughter of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne. He the son of Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey and Alice Holford Countess Grey. On 29th August 1917 Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey died. His son Charles succeeded 5th Earl Grey, 5th Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 5th Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 6th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland. Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey by marriage Countess Grey. On 2nd April 1963 Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey died. His second cousin twice removed Richard succeeded 6th Earl Grey, 6th Viscount Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 6th Baron Grey of Howick in Northumberland, 7th Baronet Grey of Howick in Northumberland.

1932. Philip de László (age 62). Portrait of Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 31).

Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury: On 17th September 1900 she was born to William Frank Lascelles and Sybil Evelyn De Vere Beauclerk. On 21st April 1921 Walter Scott 8th Duke Buccleuch 10th Duke Queensberry and she were married. He the son of John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry and Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensbury. They were fourth cousin once removed. On 19th October 1935 John Scott 7th Duke Buccleuch 9th Duke Queensberry died at Bowhill House, Bowhill. His son Walter succeeded 8th Duke Buccleuch, 10th Duke Queensberry, 8th Earl Doncaster, 8th Baron Scott of Tynedale. She by marriage Duchess Buccleuch Duchess Queensberry. On 9th February 1993 Vreda Lascelles Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury died.

1933. Philip de László (age 63). Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (age 6).

1933. Philip de László (age 63). Portrait of Mabell Gore Countess Airlie (age 66).

Mabell Gore Countess Airlie: On 10th March 1866 she was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. On 19th January 1886 David Ogilvy 11th Earl of Airlie and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. On 7th April 1956 Mabell Gore Countess Airlie died.

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Flinders Petrie (age 80).

Flinders Petrie: On 3rd June 1853 he was born to William Petrie and Anne Flinders. Antiquaries Journal V1 1921 Section 1 Appendix. Professor Flinders Petrie argued that the difference of centres indicated laying out at different times; and transport from Wales would imply unified government or tribal warfare. The latter seemed more probable, and the stones were perhaps a form of war indemnity. He hoped that special measures would be taken to secure everything found in excavating the Aubrey holes. Report Of Diggings In Silbury Hill by Flinders Petrie. August 1922. Report Of Diggings In Silbury Hill [Map] by Prof. W. M. Flinders Petrie, F.R.S. From the 14th to the 30th of August, 1922, I made some examination of Silbury Hill, with the kind co-operation of Mr. A. D. Passmore. On 28th July 1942 he died.

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Margaret Wilberforce Baroness Illingworth (age 33).

Margaret Wilberforce Baroness Illingworth: On 23rd November 1900 she was born. On 18th November 1931 Albert Holden Illingworth 1st Baron Illingworth and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Illingworth of Denton in Yorkshire. The difference in their ages was 35 years.

1934. Philip de László (age 64). Portrait of Princess Marina Glücksburg Duchess Kent (age 27).

1935. Philip de László (age 65). Portrait of Audrey Winifred Radcliffe Battine, wife of Oswald James Battine.

1935. Philip de László (age 65). Portrait of Hélène Charlotte de Berquely (age 26). Known as "Mrs Kirwan-Taylor (age 29)".

Hélène Charlotte de Berquely: On 30th October 1908 she was born to Charles de Berquely. In 1928 William John Kirwan Taylor and she were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. In 1941 William John Kirwan Taylor and Hélène Charlotte de Berquely were divorced. On 10th April 2004 she died.

William John Kirwan Taylor: On 29th May 1905 he was born to Alfred George Taylor and Mary Kirwan. On 28th August 1994 he died.

1936. Philip de László (age 66). Portrait of Lucy Ridsdale Countess Baldwin (age 66).

Lucy Ridsdale Countess Baldwin: On 19th June 1869 she was born to Edward Lucas Ridsdale of Rottingdean, Sussex and Esther Lucy Thacker. On 12th September 1892 Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin and she were married. On 8th June 1937 Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin was created 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley in Shropshire. She by marriage Countess Baldwin of Bewdley in Shropshire. On 17th June 1945 she died.

1937. Philip de László (age 67). Portrait of Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 86).

1937. Philip de László (age 67). Portrait of Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 50).

1937. Philip de László (age 67). Portrait of Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland (age 50) and her son Geoffrey William Percy (age 11).

Geoffrey William Percy: On 8th July 1925 he was born to Alan Ian Percy 8th Duke Northumberland and Helen Gordon-Lennox Duchess Northumberland. On 4th December 1984 Geoffrey William Percy died.

On 22nd November 1937 Philip de László (age 68) died.

In 1950 [his former wife] Lucy Madeline Guinness (age 80) died.