John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby
1 portrait
John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby
by Philip Alexius de László
oil on canvas, 1923
38 5/8 in. x 26 1/2 in. (980 mm x 672 mm)
Given by sitter's daughter, Penelope Loader (née Maffey), Lady Aitken, 2001
Primary Collection
NPG 6597
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- John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby (1877-1969), Colonial administrator. Sitter in 8 portraits.
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- Philip Alexius de László (1869-1937), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 19 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
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This is the study for two official portraits, for Government House, Peshawar, and Christ Church, Oxford. It captures something of the sensitivity to local situations, which was the hallmark of Maffey's career; he wears the ribbon of the Victorian Order, awarded in 1921.
Related pages
- Collected Archives - C-D
- Correspondence and Papers of Philip de László
- Learn more about Philip de László
- Guide to the correspondence and papers of Philip de László
- Online index and preliminary list
- Other archive material relating to Philip de László in the National Portrait Gallery
- Other sources of information about Philip de László
- Selected letters of Philip de László
- Artist - Laszlo
- Letter from Frederick Cullen - 19 February 1925



