Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Countess Markievicz
- Artist: Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd)
- Artist: Powell Press
- Date: 1908
- Medium: halftone postcard print
- Dimensions: 5 3/4 in. x 3 5/8 in. (147 mm x 91 mm) overall
- Portrays: Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Countess Markievicz
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
In front of you is a halftone postcard print from 1908, made by the studio Lafayette and published by Powell Press. The image shows Countess Constance Georgine Markievicz—born 1868 in County Sligo—her face calm yet resolute as she gazes forward. She wears a modest, dark frock, with her hair tied back; a simple mantle frames her shoulders. A small, plain frame of wood completes the postcard format, measuring just over five and a half inches wide by three and five‑eighths tall.
The print captures her likeness in crisp halftone detail, typical of early 20th‑century portrait postcards. Lafayette’s studio was active between 1880 and 1962, producing many such images; Powell Press handled the printing and distribution.
Markievicz herself became Ireland’s first woman elected to Parliament in 1918 and fought for independence during the 1916 Easter Rising. She left a lasting record of that historic moment captured here.
See it in person
Constance Georgine Markievicz (née Gore-Booth), Countess Markievicz is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
