Bas-relief detail depicting an Angel drawing back a curtain in enamelled terra cotta and gilt
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bas-relief detail depicting an Angel drawing back a curtain in enamelled terra cotta and gilt is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A sepia-toned albumen photograph by Louise Laffon, mounted on a gilded terra cotta bas-relief, depicts an angel drawing back a curtain. The image is part of a series of 100 photographs documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired five such series in 1864, totaling 500 works. Laffon’s hand-stamped mounts bear the gender-neutral signature "L. Laffon" alongside 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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