Lafayette Photography
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Irelands Historic Photography Studio, since 1880.
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Tomorrow marks the birth of former Irish President / Taoiseach and 1916 Leader. Here are some of the images within the Lafayette Photography studio archive. #devalera #eamondevalera #irishpresident #irishhistory #irishheritage
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Tomorrow marks the birth of former Irish President / Taoiseach and 1916 Leader. Here are some of the images within the Lafayette Photography studio archive. #devalera #eamondevalera #irishpresident #irishhistory #irishheritage
A little behind the scenes footage from a recent portrait shoot, with our lovely assistant Silvina stepping in for model duties.
#behindthescenes #portraitphotography #dublin #LafayettePhotography
#behindthescenes #portraitphotography #dublin #LafayettePhotography
October 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A little behind the scenes footage from a recent portrait shoot, with our lovely assistant Silvina stepping in for model duties.
#behindthescenes #portraitphotography #dublin #LafayettePhotography
#behindthescenes #portraitphotography #dublin #LafayettePhotography
October 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dock workers rolling barrels at Customs House Docks circa 1960s. Possibly Harp Larger.
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dock workers rolling barrels at Customs House Docks circa 1960s. Possibly Harp Larger.
Rupert Guinness, chairman of the family brewing empire, drove Guinness’ global expansion opening breweries in London, Nigeria & Malaya and launched the first Guinness World Records.
Pictured in 1903 with his emerald green 16 h.p. De Dietrich motor car.
#LafayettePhotography #mono #vintage
Pictured in 1903 with his emerald green 16 h.p. De Dietrich motor car.
#LafayettePhotography #mono #vintage
August 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Rupert Guinness, chairman of the family brewing empire, drove Guinness’ global expansion opening breweries in London, Nigeria & Malaya and launched the first Guinness World Records.
Pictured in 1903 with his emerald green 16 h.p. De Dietrich motor car.
#LafayettePhotography #mono #vintage
Pictured in 1903 with his emerald green 16 h.p. De Dietrich motor car.
#LafayettePhotography #mono #vintage
The old no.10 to Donnybrook and the long gone Nelson Pillar. Dublin 1957. #mono #dublin #historical #photography
August 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The old no.10 to Donnybrook and the long gone Nelson Pillar. Dublin 1957. #mono #dublin #historical #photography
We had the pleasure of visiting Baron of Dunsany, Film Director, Environmentalist and photographer, Randal Plunkett to photograph him in his ancestral home. Randal will be added to our archive along with other figures for the Lafayette Heritage Photography Project.
#portraitphotography #ireland
#portraitphotography #ireland
July 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We had the pleasure of visiting Baron of Dunsany, Film Director, Environmentalist and photographer, Randal Plunkett to photograph him in his ancestral home. Randal will be added to our archive along with other figures for the Lafayette Heritage Photography Project.
#portraitphotography #ireland
#portraitphotography #ireland
To mark International Portrait Day, we’re proud to share this portrait of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Focus Ireland.
The image is now part of the Lafayette Photography Heritage Project, honouring those who have made a lasting impact on Irish life.
#InternationalPortraitDay
The image is now part of the Lafayette Photography Heritage Project, honouring those who have made a lasting impact on Irish life.
#InternationalPortraitDay
June 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
To mark International Portrait Day, we’re proud to share this portrait of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, founder of Focus Ireland.
The image is now part of the Lafayette Photography Heritage Project, honouring those who have made a lasting impact on Irish life.
#InternationalPortraitDay
The image is now part of the Lafayette Photography Heritage Project, honouring those who have made a lasting impact on Irish life.
#InternationalPortraitDay
A young James Joyce alongside his Mother Mary Jane Murray and father John with his maternal grandfather, John Murray. Taken just before his departure for Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare. circa 1888. Lafayette Photography studio, Dublin.
#Bloomsday #Joyce #JamesJoyce #monocrome #irishhistory
#Bloomsday #Joyce #JamesJoyce #monocrome #irishhistory
June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
A young James Joyce alongside his Mother Mary Jane Murray and father John with his maternal grandfather, John Murray. Taken just before his departure for Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare. circa 1888. Lafayette Photography studio, Dublin.
#Bloomsday #Joyce #JamesJoyce #monocrome #irishhistory
#Bloomsday #Joyce #JamesJoyce #monocrome #irishhistory
On this day in 1916, James Connolly was executed for his role in the Easter Rising.
This enduring portrait, taken in our Dublin studio in 1910, captures a man who fought not only for Irish freedom, but for workers’ rights and unity across divides.
#JamesConnolly #OnThisDay #IrishHistory
This enduring portrait, taken in our Dublin studio in 1910, captures a man who fought not only for Irish freedom, but for workers’ rights and unity across divides.
#JamesConnolly #OnThisDay #IrishHistory
May 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On this day in 1916, James Connolly was executed for his role in the Easter Rising.
This enduring portrait, taken in our Dublin studio in 1910, captures a man who fought not only for Irish freedom, but for workers’ rights and unity across divides.
#JamesConnolly #OnThisDay #IrishHistory
This enduring portrait, taken in our Dublin studio in 1910, captures a man who fought not only for Irish freedom, but for workers’ rights and unity across divides.
#JamesConnolly #OnThisDay #IrishHistory
O'Connell Street Dublin 1960. With Nelson Column before it was demolished.
#Dublin #Irish #archive #classicmono #1960s #streetphotography #LafayettePhotography
#Dublin #Irish #archive #classicmono #1960s #streetphotography #LafayettePhotography
May 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
O'Connell Street Dublin 1960. With Nelson Column before it was demolished.
#Dublin #Irish #archive #classicmono #1960s #streetphotography #LafayettePhotography
#Dublin #Irish #archive #classicmono #1960s #streetphotography #LafayettePhotography
We've lost so much. A before and after of Bachelors Walk, Dublin.
#dublin #thenandnow #archive #blackandwhite #ireland #LafayettePhotography
#dublin #thenandnow #archive #blackandwhite #ireland #LafayettePhotography
May 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We've lost so much. A before and after of Bachelors Walk, Dublin.
#dublin #thenandnow #archive #blackandwhite #ireland #LafayettePhotography
#dublin #thenandnow #archive #blackandwhite #ireland #LafayettePhotography
We were honoured to welcome a very special visitor to our studio to celebrate his 90th birthday — an occasion that also marked the anniversary of his very first portrait with Lafayette Photography.
#LafayettePhotography #Studio #FamilyPortrait #StudioPhotography #Since1880
#LafayettePhotography #Studio #FamilyPortrait #StudioPhotography #Since1880
May 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We were honoured to welcome a very special visitor to our studio to celebrate his 90th birthday — an occasion that also marked the anniversary of his very first portrait with Lafayette Photography.
#LafayettePhotography #Studio #FamilyPortrait #StudioPhotography #Since1880
#LafayettePhotography #Studio #FamilyPortrait #StudioPhotography #Since1880
This portrait of Ivan Pavlov was taken at our Bond Street studio during a visit to Britain in the early 1900's. Pavlov’s work with dogs laid the foundation for behavioural psychology. Another image showing the setup that gave rise to the term “Pavlovian conditioning.”
#Pavlov #LafayettePhotography
#Pavlov #LafayettePhotography
May 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This portrait of Ivan Pavlov was taken at our Bond Street studio during a visit to Britain in the early 1900's. Pavlov’s work with dogs laid the foundation for behavioural psychology. Another image showing the setup that gave rise to the term “Pavlovian conditioning.”
#Pavlov #LafayettePhotography
#Pavlov #LafayettePhotography
Marconi established a wireless transmitting station at Rosslare Strand, Co. Wexford and begun a regular transatlantic radiotelegraph service between Clifden, Co. Galway and Glace Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada.
This photo was taken in 1893 by James Lafayette,
#lafayettephotography #radio #marconi
This photo was taken in 1893 by James Lafayette,
#lafayettephotography #radio #marconi
April 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Marconi established a wireless transmitting station at Rosslare Strand, Co. Wexford and begun a regular transatlantic radiotelegraph service between Clifden, Co. Galway and Glace Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada.
This photo was taken in 1893 by James Lafayette,
#lafayettephotography #radio #marconi
This photo was taken in 1893 by James Lafayette,
#lafayettephotography #radio #marconi
These portraits of Cecil Beaton were taken in our Bond Street studio by James Lafayette, the official royal photographer of his time.
Lafayette’s opulent style left a lasting mark on the young Beaton, who would later inherit both his title & his theatrical flair.
#CecilBeaton #LafayettePhotography
Lafayette’s opulent style left a lasting mark on the young Beaton, who would later inherit both his title & his theatrical flair.
#CecilBeaton #LafayettePhotography
April 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
These portraits of Cecil Beaton were taken in our Bond Street studio by James Lafayette, the official royal photographer of his time.
Lafayette’s opulent style left a lasting mark on the young Beaton, who would later inherit both his title & his theatrical flair.
#CecilBeaton #LafayettePhotography
Lafayette’s opulent style left a lasting mark on the young Beaton, who would later inherit both his title & his theatrical flair.
#CecilBeaton #LafayettePhotography
A portrait of the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, taken by James Lafayette in her garden at her London home, in August 1927 with her cherished swan, Jack.
A global ballet pioneer, Anna performed The Dying Swan over 4,000 times.
#ballerina #swan #lafayettephotography #blackandwhite
A global ballet pioneer, Anna performed The Dying Swan over 4,000 times.
#ballerina #swan #lafayettephotography #blackandwhite
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A portrait of the legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova, taken by James Lafayette in her garden at her London home, in August 1927 with her cherished swan, Jack.
A global ballet pioneer, Anna performed The Dying Swan over 4,000 times.
#ballerina #swan #lafayettephotography #blackandwhite
A global ballet pioneer, Anna performed The Dying Swan over 4,000 times.
#ballerina #swan #lafayettephotography #blackandwhite
Nelson’s Pillar had already lost its nose in the 1916 Rising—but the Republican Army finished the job in the ‘60s. This photo captures a calm months before the blast. A symbol toppled, a city transformed.
#DublinHistory #NelsonsPillar #OConnellStreet #IrishArchives #1960sIreland
#DublinHistory #NelsonsPillar #OConnellStreet #IrishArchives #1960sIreland
April 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Nelson’s Pillar had already lost its nose in the 1916 Rising—but the Republican Army finished the job in the ‘60s. This photo captures a calm months before the blast. A symbol toppled, a city transformed.
#DublinHistory #NelsonsPillar #OConnellStreet #IrishArchives #1960sIreland
#DublinHistory #NelsonsPillar #OConnellStreet #IrishArchives #1960sIreland
Pygmalion and the early Pretty Woman.
Mrs Patrick Campbell, muse to George Bernard Shaw was the original inspiration for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
From her to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and later Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s a character that’s been reimagined across generations.
Mrs Patrick Campbell, muse to George Bernard Shaw was the original inspiration for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
From her to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and later Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s a character that’s been reimagined across generations.
April 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pygmalion and the early Pretty Woman.
Mrs Patrick Campbell, muse to George Bernard Shaw was the original inspiration for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
From her to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and later Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s a character that’s been reimagined across generations.
Mrs Patrick Campbell, muse to George Bernard Shaw was the original inspiration for Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion.
From her to Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, and later Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s a character that’s been reimagined across generations.
Some images from the Lafayette Photography archive. This time 1959's St Patrick's day parade. Passing over O'Connell street bridge, Lafayette's studio was located right in the centre of Dublin with the perfect balcony view for the parades.
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
March 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Some images from the Lafayette Photography archive. This time 1959's St Patrick's day parade. Passing over O'Connell street bridge, Lafayette's studio was located right in the centre of Dublin with the perfect balcony view for the parades.
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
Some images from the Lafayette Photography archive. This time 1959's St Patrick's day parade. Passing over O'Connell street bridge, Lafayette's studio was located right in the centre of Dublin with the perfect balcony view for the parades.
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
March 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Some images from the Lafayette Photography archive. This time 1959's St Patrick's day parade. Passing over O'Connell street bridge, Lafayette's studio was located right in the centre of Dublin with the perfect balcony view for the parades.
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
#stpatricksday #dublin #B&W #archive #ireland
Tilly Fleischmann (1882–1967) was an Irish pianist, teacher, and writer. An influential figure in Ireland’s classical music scene. She also contributed significantly to music education in Ireland and was a key figure in the Cork music scene #irishclassical #WomensHistoryMonth #internationalwomensday
March 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tilly Fleischmann (1882–1967) was an Irish pianist, teacher, and writer. An influential figure in Ireland’s classical music scene. She also contributed significantly to music education in Ireland and was a key figure in the Cork music scene #irishclassical #WomensHistoryMonth #internationalwomensday
We are honoured to have renowned Irish singer-songwriter, Declan O'Rourke, recently visited our studio. Dublin born, O'Rourke has captivated audiences worldwide with his soulful voice and masterful storytelling.
#DeclanORourke #portraiture #photography #irish #irishmusic
#DeclanORourke #portraiture #photography #irish #irishmusic
March 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We are honoured to have renowned Irish singer-songwriter, Declan O'Rourke, recently visited our studio. Dublin born, O'Rourke has captivated audiences worldwide with his soulful voice and masterful storytelling.
#DeclanORourke #portraiture #photography #irish #irishmusic
#DeclanORourke #portraiture #photography #irish #irishmusic
'The Boat to Holyhead'. A former Lafayette Photographer taking a weekend break on the ferry added these images to the archive back in 1965. If you'd like to see more from the series you can visit our website.
#lafayettephotograpy #Photography #Ireland #blackandwhite #1960s #irishphotography #35mm
#lafayettephotograpy #Photography #Ireland #blackandwhite #1960s #irishphotography #35mm
February 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
'The Boat to Holyhead'. A former Lafayette Photographer taking a weekend break on the ferry added these images to the archive back in 1965. If you'd like to see more from the series you can visit our website.
#lafayettephotograpy #Photography #Ireland #blackandwhite #1960s #irishphotography #35mm
#lafayettephotograpy #Photography #Ireland #blackandwhite #1960s #irishphotography #35mm