Bas-relief Bust of Faustina
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Bas-relief Bust of Faustina is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Bas-relief Bust of Faustina is a photograph by Louise Laffon. It was created in 1863-1864. The Victoria and Albert Museum has a strong history of collecting photographs, starting from 1852. They were the first museum to exhibit photographs in 1858, recognizing their potential to aid artists and students. You can learn more about the artist behind this work, Laffon, Louise.
A photograph by Louise Laffon from 1864 depicts a bas-relief bust of Faustina, part of a series of albumen prints she produced of sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired 500 works from this series through the Paris-based agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Laffon’s photographs were originally mounted on gilded cards bearing the gender-neutral stamp “L. Laffon” and the studio name “Photographie Lord Byron.”
Read the full account in the museum source.
Louise Laffon (1828–1885), was a French photographer and painter. She was one of the first female professional photographers in France. She had a studio in Paris between 1859 and 1876.
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