Mrs Philip de László, née Lucy Guinness

Lucy Madeline Guinness (1870-1950) was the daughter of Henry Guinness of Burton Hall, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin and his wife Emelina Brown. She first met the artist Philip de László in Munich in 1892 but her family did not allow them to marry until 1900. Lucy was extremely supportive of her husband's career and wrote detailed diaries which vividly describe his work as she travelled with him across Europe and the United States fulfilling portrait commissions.

We are grateful to Katherine Field for writing the catalogue entry for this portrait, which will be included in the Philip de László catalogue raisonné, currently presented in progress online: www.delaszlocatalogueraisonne.com