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Lafayette

(active 1880-1962), Photographers

Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)

Artist associated with 6908 portraits
The first Lafayette studio was founded in Dublin in 1880 by James Stack Lauder, the eldest son of Edmund Lauder, who opened a daguerreotype studio there in 1853. Lafayette met immediate success, exhibiting his work and winning prize medals throughout the world. Lauder joined the Royal Photographic Society in 1884 and in 1885 took his first royal sitting when Princess Alexandra visited Ireland. Two years later he photographed Queen Victoria in Windsor. Other branches were opened in Glasgow (1890), Manchester (1892) and Belfast (1900), but the London branch that opened in 1897 became the centre of the business, which was floated on the Stock Exchange in 1898. It continued trading until 1952.

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Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41045

Frederic Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton as King Richard Coeur de Lion

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 26 November 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41045

Arthur Abraham David Sassoon as Chief of the Janissaries, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41047

Arthur Abraham David Sassoon as Chief of the Janissaries

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41047

Henry Holden as Will Somers, Court Jester to Queen Elizabeth, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41052

Henry Holden as Will Somers, Court Jester to Queen Elizabeth

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41052

Probably (Sybil Aimée) Geraldine Webber (née Magniac) as Dawn, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41054

Probably (Sybil Aimée) Geraldine Webber (née Magniac) as Dawn

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41054

Mary Frances ('Fanny') Ronalds (née Carter) as Euterpe, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41057

Mary Frances ('Fanny') Ronalds (née Carter) as Euterpe

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41057

Maud Julia Mary (née Winn), Lady Stuart-Wortley as Madame La Motte, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41059

Maud Julia Mary (née Winn), Lady Stuart-Wortley as Madame La Motte

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41059

Mary Theresa Olivia ('Daisy') (née Cornwallis-West), Princess of Pless as Cleopatra, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41085

Mary Theresa Olivia ('Daisy') (née Cornwallis-West), Princess of Pless as Cleopatra

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 29 December 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41085

Alexandra Harriet (née Paget), Lady Colebrooke as Roxana, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41087

Alexandra Harriet (née Paget), Lady Colebrooke as Roxana

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41087

Arnold Morley as the Duc de Choiseul, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41093

Arnold Morley as the Duc de Choiseul

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41093

Sir George Frederick Stanley as Maro (period of Louis XVI), by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41104

Sir George Frederick Stanley as Maro (period of Louis XVI)

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 9 October 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41104

Hon. Frederick William Stanley in hunting dress (period of Louis XVI), by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41105

Hon. Frederick William Stanley in hunting dress (period of Louis XVI)

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41105

Constance (née Villiers), Countess of Derby as Duchess of Orleans, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41106

Constance (née Villiers), Countess of Derby as Duchess of Orleans

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41106

Walter Murray Guthrie as Cassio, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41110

Walter Murray Guthrie as Cassio

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 5 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41110

Theresa Susey Helen (née Talbot), Marchioness of Londonderry as Maria Theresa, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41111

Theresa Susey Helen (née Talbot), Marchioness of Londonderry as Maria Theresa

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 27 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41111

Corisande Evelyn Vere (née Guest), Lady Rodney as Queen Guinevere, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41114

Corisande Evelyn Vere (née Guest), Lady Rodney as Queen Guinevere

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41114

George Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney as King Arthur of the Round Table, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41115

George Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney as King Arthur of the Round Table

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41115

Adolf, Baron von André as Benvenuto Cellini, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41130

Adolf, Baron von André as Benvenuto Cellini

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 14 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41130

Mabel Edith (née Hood), Lady Ashburton as Enid in Tennyson's 'King Arthur', by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41135

Mabel Edith (née Hood), Lady Ashburton as Enid in Tennyson's 'King Arthur'

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41135

Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton as Geraint, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41136

Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton as Geraint

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41136

Guendoline Irene Emily Bourke (née Sloane-Stanley) as Salammbô, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41137

Guendoline Irene Emily Bourke (née Sloane-Stanley) as Salammbô

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 5 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41137

Hon. Algernon Henry Bourke as Izaak Walton, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41138

Hon. Algernon Henry Bourke as Izaak Walton

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41138

Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl as Cardinal Mazarin, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41140

Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl as Cardinal Mazarin

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 28 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41140

Leonie Blanche (née Jerome), Lady Leslie as Brunhild, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41148

Leonie Blanche (née Jerome), Lady Leslie as Brunhild

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41148

Lady Sophie Beatrix Mary Scott (née Cadogan) as Megaera, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41150

Lady Sophie Beatrix Mary Scott (née Cadogan) as Megaera

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 20 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41150

Emily Julia (née Cadogan), Lady Lurgan as Alecto, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41151

Emily Julia (née Cadogan), Lady Lurgan as Alecto

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 20 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41151

Helena Violet Alice (née Fraser), Countess of Stradbroke as Delilah, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41152

Helena Violet Alice (née Fraser), Countess of Stradbroke as Delilah

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41152

Hugh Fraser as Duke of Tarsis, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41153

Hugh Fraser as Duke of Tarsis

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41153

Ethel Adeline (née Pottinger), Lady Knaresborough as Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41156

Ethel Adeline (née Pottinger), Lady Knaresborough as Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41156

Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough as John De Witt, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41157

Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough as John De Witt

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41157

Hilda Mary (née Dundas), Lady Southampton as Beatrice, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41158

Hilda Mary (née Dundas), Lady Southampton as Beatrice

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41158

Grosvenor Arthur Alexander Hood, 5th Viscount Hood as Sir Galahad, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41159

Grosvenor Arthur Alexander Hood, 5th Viscount Hood as Sir Galahad

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41159

Lucy Charlewood Cole-Hamilton (née Thorold) as Amy Robsart, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41160

Lucy Charlewood Cole-Hamilton (née Thorold) as Amy Robsart

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41160

Claud George Cole-Hamilton as Edmund Tressilian, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41161

Claud George Cole-Hamilton as Edmund Tressilian

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41161

Gordon Chesney Wilson as a Captain in the Blues, 1680, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41167

Gordon Chesney Wilson as a Captain in the Blues, 1680

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41167

Anne Emily (née Spencer-Churchill), Duchess of Roxburghe as Bess of Hardwick, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41168

Anne Emily (née Spencer-Churchill), Duchess of Roxburghe as Bess of Hardwick

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 27 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41168

Stephen Frederick Wombwell as George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41176

Stephen Frederick Wombwell as George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 2 July 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41176

Catherine Dorothea Mary Grosvenor (née Simeon) as Marie Louise, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41177

Catherine Dorothea Mary Grosvenor (née Simeon) as Marie Louise

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41177

Sir Harry Stonor as Lohengrin, by Lafayette, photogravure by  Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41179

Sir Harry Stonor as Lohengrin

by Lafayette, photogravure by Walker & Boutall
photogravure, 1897; published 1899
NPG Ax41179

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