Lafayette
(active 1880-1962), PhotographersLafayette (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.
by Lafayette, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, circa April 1889, published circa 1901
NPG x197220
by Lafayette
albumen cabinet card, circa April 1889
NPG x197440
Lillie Langtry as Rosalind in 'As You Like It'
by Lafayette
albumen cabinet card, 1890
NPG x46489
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax29384
by Lafayette
bromide print on card mount, 1890s
NPG x14366
Lady Beatrice Frances Elizabeth Pole-Carew (née Butler)
by Lafayette
cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x36207
by Lafayette
bromide print, circa 1890
NPG x7935
Fanny Octavia Louisa (née Spencer-Churchill), Lady Tweedmouth
by Lafayette
watercolour on ivory, 1890s
NPG x134374
by Lafayette, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1890 (1890)
NPG x197015
by Lafayette
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x197265
by Lafayette
hand-coloured albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x197326
Theresa Susey Helen (née Talbot), Marchioness of Londonderry
by Lafayette
albumen cabinet card, circa 1890
NPG x197363
Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas Vaughan; Bernard John Vaughan
by Lafayette
gelatin silver printing-out paper cabinet card, early 1890s
NPG x197483
Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour
by Lafayette, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1900s (1890s)
NPG x197716
'H.R.H. The Princess of Wales' (Queen Mary)
by Lafayette, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1901-1910 (1890s)
NPG x196919
by Lafayette, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1910s (1890s)
NPG x196921
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax26442
Hans Heinrich XV, Prince of Pless
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax29359
by Lafayette
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax29360
by Lafayette
bromide cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x198243
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