Lady White Todd by Philip de László

Lady White Todd (before 1937) by Hungarian Painter Philip de László (1869 – 1937); know for his portraits of royalty and aristocrats.

A portrait of Lady White Todd, née Miss Aline Lefebvre wearing a violet evening, arms length white evening gloves, a very long pearl necklace that is wrapped seven times around her neck and pearl earrings.

She is leaning against a large wooden pedestal with her left elbow resting on its top, holding theater glasses in her left hand with her right hand supporting them buy the handle.

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Finally, in the portrait lying by her feet we can see her faithful Jack Russell Terrier.

This is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image which is available as a canvas print online.

Info Below Derived From Wikipedia.org

László was born in humble circumstances in Budapest as Fülöp Laub, the eldest son of Adolf and Johanna Laub, a tailor and seamstress of Jewish origin. Fülöp and his younger brother Marczi changed their surname to László in 1891.

At an early age, Philip was apprenticed to a photographer while studying art, and eventually earned a placement at the National Academy of Art, where he studied under Bertalan Székely and Károly Lotz; and would later continue his studies in Munich and Paris.

In 1900 László visited the Vatican and met with the aging Pope Leo XIII and during that year painted a portrait of Pope Leo XIII which was exhibited at the Paris International Exhibition, earning him a Grand Gold Medal.

In 1903, László moved from Budapest to Vienna; then in 1907, he moved to England and remained in London for the remainder of his life; although travelling extensively throughout the world to fulfill commissions.

In 1909, László was invested MVO by Edward VII, and in 1912, he was ennobled by King Franz Joseph of Hungary; his surname then became “László de Lombos”, but he soon was using the name “de László”.