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Philip de László's best-known piece is Andrew W. Mellon (1932). Next on the list are Lady Rachel Cavendish, later Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn and Professor Johann Nepomuk Oser (1904). We have 216 works by Philip de László in our catalogue; this guide picks out the 100 best known, with the year, the museum and the story of each piece.
In this 1932 bust-length depiction, Philip de László captures the presence of Andrew W. Mellon. The subject is presented in profile, his gaze directed slightly off to the right. A quiet dignity settles over the figure, suggesting a man of significant status and intellect. The composition focuses on the head and shoulders, isolating the sitter against a muted, tan background that offers no distraction from the man himself.
Philip de László rendered this portrait of Lady Rachel Cavendish, later Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn. The sitter, who would eventually become the Viscountess, is presented here in a likeness captured by the Hungarian-born artist during a significant period of transition in her life. The work was executed just before her marriage to James Gray Stuart on 4th August 1923.
In this portrait, Philip de László presents us with Professor Johann Nepomuk Oser, an intellectual figure captured with a quiet, commanding presence. Created about 1904, the work offers a glimpse into the dignified character of a man defined by his scholarly pursuits. The subject is dressed in formal attire, a choice that reflects his status and the professional gravity of his position. There is a certain stillness in his posture…
A heavy silence settles over the canvas. The Archbishop sits in a three-quarter pose, his body angled slightly away while his gaze drifts toward the left of the frame. He is a man of shadows and stark light. The darkness of the background presses inward, forcing the viewer to focus on the pale, steady presence of his face and the pale grip of his hands. It is a study in…
The oil on board painting titled Lt-Col. Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaidar Man Singh was executed by the artist Philip de László in 1916. This work depicts two Sikh cavalry officers serving within the British Indian Army. The subjects are identified as Jagat Singh of the 12th Cavalry and Man Singh of the 21st Cavalry. The portrait captures the two men in a single sitting that lasted approximately two to…
Philip de László captured the likeness of Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein in this oil on cardboard portrait. The sitter, an Austro-Hungarian diplomat who lived from 1861 to 1945, is presented with the quiet dignity characteristic of the era's high society. Created before 1907, the work reflects the artist's early period of establishing his reputation among the European elite.
Philip de László’s Portrait of Fürstin Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, née Princess Olga Dolgouruky presents an oval-shaped bust-length study of the subject. The composition centers on the face and upper shoulders of Princess Olga Dolgouruky, establishing an intimate connection through a direct, eye-level view. She is rendered in regal attire, distinguished by a delicate jeweled tiara that catches the light. The arrangement focuses the viewer's attention on her calm expression and…
The portrait presents an elderly gentleman, captured in a bust-length composition that emphasizes psychological depth. Positioned slightly off-center, the subject gazes toward the viewer's left, creating an intimate, quiet connection. The lighting is dramatic, utilizing a chiaroscuro effect where a strong light source from the upper left defines the facial structure, the texture of the white beard, and the deep wrinkles of age. This illumination contrasts sharply against the dark,…
Frank Billings Kellogg1925 · Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian
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Portrait of Madame Vanier1929 · Národní galerie Kanady
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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy1933 · National Portrait Gallery
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Marguerite Alexandrine, duchesse du Gramont, née de Rothschild1902
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H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg1910
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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour1908 · National Portrait Gallery
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'Top o' the Morning: Stephen, the Artist's Second Son1912
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Portrait of Pope Pius XI (1857–1939)1924 · Bodleianské knihovny
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John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby1923 · National Portrait Gallery
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William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield1937 · Ashmolean Museum
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Sir Thomas Gardner Horridge1914 · Manchester Art Gallery
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg with mantilla1927 · Museo del Prado
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Alfonso XIII in Hussar Uniform1927 · Museo del Prado
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Edward Drummond Libbey1922 · Toledo Museum of Art
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Edwin Charles Clark, Professor of Civil Law1913 · St John’s College (Cambridge)
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A Young Girl1899
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Portrait of John H. McFadden1916 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Alfonso XIII1927 · Museo del Prado
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Clara Cook Kellogg1929 · Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian
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Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane1928 · National Portrait Gallery
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Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne1920 · National Portrait Gallery
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Mrs. Archie Graham, née Dorothy Shuttleworth1917
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Lucy de László, the Artist's Wife1918
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Luke Fildes1914 · National Portrait Gallery
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Sir William Pulteney Pulteney1917 · National Portrait Gallery
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Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter (Portrait of Anya and Lanya)1911 · Státní Ermitáž
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Iphigenia Wise Ochs1930 · Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian
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Viscount Lee of Fareham1921 · Courtauld Gallery
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Portrait of Marshal Lyautey1929 · Musée d'Orsay
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Adolph Ochs1926 · Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian
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The Storyteller1891 · Maďarská národní galerie
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At Vesper Bell1895 · Maďarská národní galerie
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Lady with a pearl earring1898 · Národní muzeum ve Varšavě
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Portrait of Ignaz Wechselmann1894 · Hungarian National Museum
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After Work1896
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Felicián Zách1896
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H.R.H. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria1894
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The Little Girl and the Gardener (also known as Taking a Rest)1893
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A Lady in Black1897
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Sir (William Matthew) Flinders Petrie1934 · National Portrait Gallery
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Field-Marshal Sir George White, V.C. (1835-1912)1900 · Royal Collection
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Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter1902 · Státní Ermitáž
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Portrait of Leo XIII1900 · Vatikánské muzea
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Portrait of my wife1905
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Portrait of Catherine, Baroness Emile Beaumont d'Erlanger1899
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Portrait of János Fadrusz1901 · Maďarská národní galerie
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Portrait of Artúr Görgey1901 · Maďarská národní galerie
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Mrs. Henry Guiness, neé Emelina Brown1901
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Vita Sackville-West1910 · Sissinghurst Castle
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Portrait of Lajos Ernst1907 · Maďarská národní galerie
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Lady Wantage1911
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Portrait of Theodorus Helenus Franciscus van Riemsdijk (1848-1923)1909
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Mrs. Adriana Jacqueline Marie Loudon (1856-1919), second wife of Mr. T.H.F. van Riemsdijk1908
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Princess Victoria of Wales1907 · National Portrait Gallery
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Francis Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, 10th Earl of Wemyss, 1818 - 1914. Politician1908
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Madame Max Jaunez1911 · Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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Arthur Hamilton Lee1907
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Sir Walter Townley, Diplomat1911 · Government Art Collection
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Portrait of Maria Christina of Austria, Queen of Spain1910 · Královský palác v Madridu
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Lord Lee of Fareham1908
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James William Lowther, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons1908
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Portrait of Mrs. Herbert Asquith1909 · Palace of Westminster
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Self-portrait of Philip Alexius László de Lombos1911 · Vasari Corridor
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Portrait of Louis Antoine van Loon (1862-1953)1910 · Museum van Loon
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Sketch for Dame Emily Penrose (1858–1942)1907
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Dame Emily Penrose (1858–1942)1907
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Portrait of a lady in a large hat1907 · Národní muzeum ve Varšavě
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Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lord Stewart, later 8th Marquess of Londonderry1911
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Miss Elizabeth Guiness1910
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President Theodore Roosevelt1908
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The Fourth Earl of Minto (1845-1914)1912 · Victoria Memorial Hall
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Elinor Glyn1914 · Museo del Prado
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The Right Hon. Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Bt of Nova Scotia,1st Baron Carnock (1849–1928)1915 · Sissinghurst Castle
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Violet Rawson, Lady Leconfield (1892-1956)1915 · Petworth House
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Sir Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and 7th Marquess of Londonderry (1878-1949)1914 · Mount Stewart
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Sir Charles Walston1913 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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Portrait of Grace Elvina Hinds, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston (1877-1958)1916 · Kedleston Hall
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Countess Anna de Noailles1913 · Musée d'Orsay
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Sketch for Portrait of the Viscountess Lee of Fareham1912 · Courtauld Gallery
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Oliver Vickers1917
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Auguste Victoria, Queen of Portugal, in exile, study1915
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The Honourable Cecil Richard Molyneux1915 · Walker Art Gallery
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Mr Oswald Sanderson1917
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Mrs Beatrice Sanderson1917 · Ferens Art Gallery
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Sir Donald Francis Tovey1913
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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, Prime Minister and Philosopher1914
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Richard Crewe-Milnes, Earl of Madeley1914
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General Sir Robert Whigham, KCB, DSO, Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff1916
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Lady Marie Louise Hamilton, Daughter of William, 10th Duke of Hamilton1912
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Portrait of Lady Byng, née Marie Evelyn Moreton1917
#2 Lady Rachel Cavendish, later Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn
#4 Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Baron Lang of Lambeth, Scholar (1882), Honorary Fellow (1928), Archbishop of York (1908–1928), Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942)
#5 Lt-Col. Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaidar Man Singh
#9 Portrait of Fürstin Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, née Princess Olga Dolgouruky
#10 Sir George Henschel (Isidor Georg Henschel)
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
8 muzea, v nichž je umístěno nejvíce obrazů z této stránky.
| Muzea | Město | Díla autora Philip de László | Obrazy z tohoto seznamu |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Portrait Gallery |
Londýn | 11 | Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Sir George Henschel (Isidor Georg Henschel), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy |
 Maďarská národní galerie |
Budapešť | 9 | Self-Portrait, The Storyteller, At Vesper Bell |
 Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian |
Washington | 7 | Frank Billings Kellogg, Clara Cook Kellogg, Iphigenia Wise Ochs |
 Museo del Prado |
Madrid | 4 | Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg with mantilla, Alfonso XIII in Hussar Uniform, Alfonso XIII |
 Courtauld Gallery |
Londýn | 4 | Viscount Lee of Fareham, Sketch for Portrait of the Viscountess Lee of Fareham |
 Státní Ermitáž |
Sankt-Petěrburg | 2 | Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter (Portrait of Anya and Lanya), Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter |
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paříž | 2 | Portrait of Marshal Lyautey, Countess Anna de Noailles |
 Národní muzeum ve Varšavě |
Varšava | 2 | Lady with a pearl earring, Portrait of a lady in a large hat |
Pick a decade to see its standout piece.
In this portrait, Philip de László presents us with Professor Johann Nepomuk Oser, an intellectual figure captured with a quiet, commanding presence. Created about 1904, the work offers a glimpse into the dignified character of a man defined by his scholarly pursuits. The subject is dressed in formal attire, a choice that reflects his status and the professional gravity of his position. There is a certain stillness in his posture…
The oil on board painting titled Lt-Col. Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaidar Man Singh was executed by the artist Philip de László in 1916. This work depicts two Sikh cavalry officers serving within the British Indian Army. The subjects are identified as Jagat Singh of the 12th Cavalry and Man Singh of the 21st Cavalry. The portrait captures the two men in a single sitting that lasted approximately two to…
Philip de László painted this portrait of Frank Billings Kellogg in 1925. The subject was a prominent American politician and statesman. His career reached a significant milestone in 1929 when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In this 1932 bust-length depiction, Philip de László captures the presence of Andrew W. Mellon. The subject is presented in profile, his gaze directed slightly off to the right. A quiet dignity settles over the figure, suggesting a man of significant status and intellect. The composition focuses on the head and shoulders, isolating the sitter against a muted, tan background that offers no distraction from the man himself.
Top of the list is Andrew W. Mellon (1932). Right behind it: Lady Rachel Cavendish, later Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn and Professor Johann Nepomuk Oser (1904).
63 years old. Philip de László was born in 1869, and Andrew W. Mellon dates from 1932.
Andrew W. Mellon, Lady Rachel Cavendish, later Viscountess Stuart of Findhorn, Professor Johann Nepomuk Oser, Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945), Baron Lang of Lambeth, Scholar (1882), Honorary Fellow (1928), Archbishop of York (1908–1928), Archbishop of Canterbury (1928–1942), Lt-Col. Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaidar Man Singh, Regret (also known as Love Spurned), Self-Portrait, Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Portrait of Fürstin Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, née Princess Olga Dolgouruky a Sir George Henschel (Isidor Georg Henschel). You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
We have 216 works by Philip de László in our catalogue, dated 1891 to 1937.
You'll find most of them in National Portrait Gallery (Londýn), Maďarská národní galerie (Budapešť) a Národní galerie obrazů Smithsonian (Washington). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1910s, more than any other time: 42 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Lt-Col. Risaldar Jagat Singh and Risaidar Man Singh among them.
The earliest piece here is The Storyteller (1891); the most recent is William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield (1937).
Man (24), Portrait (15) a Woman (9), out of the 100 pieces on this page.
Oil On Canvas, used in 24 of the 100 pieces on this page.
Academic realism a Realism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 11 of the pieces on this page at the National Portrait Gallery, Londýn, including Count Albert Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Sir George Henschel (Isidor Georg Henschel) a Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy.
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
Philip Alexius de László, narozený jako Fülöp Laub 30. dubna 1869 v Budapešti v Maďarsku, vzlétl z prostých poměrů až k pozici oslavovaného portrétního malíře evropské královské rodiny a aristokracie. Jeho rodiče, Adolf a Johanna Laubové, byli krejčí a švadlena židovského původu. Zpočátku prošel praktikou u fotografa, zatímco usiloval o své umělecké vzdělání. Usnadnil si cestu na Národní akademii výtvarných umění v Budapešti, kde studoval pod vedením mistrů Bertalan Székely a Károly Lotz. Další studia v Mnichově a Paříži pak jeho umělecké obzory dále rozšířila.
De Lászlóho raná díla projevovala bystré oko pro detail a rostoucí mistrovství v realismu. Mezi jeho vlivy patřily akademické tradice, které se naučil na Akademii, stejně jako tehdejší trendy v portrétní malbě konce 19. a počátku 20. století. Rychle se odlišil schopností zachytit nejen fyzickou podobnost, ale také osobnost a společenské postavení svých modelů. Zlomový okamžik nastal v roce 1900, kdy mu portrét papeže Lva XIII. přinesl Velkou zlatou medaili na Pařížské mezinárodní výstavě, čímž si upevnil svou světovou pověst.
Po úspěchu v Paříži se de László v roce 1903 přestěhoval do Vídně a poté se v roce 1907 usadil v Londýně, kde zůstal po zbytek svého života. Stal se vysoce žádaným portrétistou mezi evropskou elitou. Mezi jeho klientelu patřili monarchové, šlechtici, průmyslníci, vědci i významné osobnosti z různých oborů.
V roce 1900 se de László oženil s Lucy Madeleine Guinness, která pocházela z významné bankovní rodiny. Jejich společný život obdarilo šest dětí a sedmnáct vnuků. Po svatbě přešel z dřívějšího zájmu o katolicismus k anglikánství. Navzdory britskému občanství a ustálenému životu v Anglii čelil během první světové války (1917–1918) internování kvůli podezřením spojeným s jeho rakouskými vazbami, což bylo období značného utrpení.
De Lászlóho styl je charakteristický svým realismem, precizním detailem a živou barevnou paletou. Dokázal mistrovsky zachytit textury látek, šperků i tóny pleti. Jeho portréty často vyzařují pocit elegance, sofistikovanosti a společenského statusu. Ačkoliv je primárně známý svou portrétní tvorbou, vytvářel také krajiny a žánrové scény.
Dílo Philipa de Lászlého poskytuje cenný pohled do života a vzhledu evropské vysoké společnosti konce 19. a počátku 20. století. Jeho portréty slouží jako historické dokumenty, které zachycují specifickou éru i její sociální dynamiku. Přestože byl někdy kritizován za to, že byl především portrétistou vyšší společnosti, jeho technické dovednosti a schopnost zachytit charakter jsou nepopíratelné. Jeho dílo zahrnuje téměř 4 000 děl včetně kreseb a katalog raisonné je v současné době ve výstavbě. Zemřel 22. listopadu 1937 v Londýně a zanechal po sobě trvalý odkaz jako jeden z nejvýznamnějších portrétních malířů své doby.
