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Bas-relief figure of a Flying Angel

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Bas-relief figure of a Flying Angel is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Louise Laffon
When & what style?: 1864 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a photograph from the 1860s by Louise Laffon. It shows a bas-relief figure of a flying angel. The image fits between Impressionism and Realism, two movements that shaped 19th-century art. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this work. The museum began collecting photographs in 1852 and was the first to exhibit them in 1858. It used photography to help artists and students learn. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The image shows a sepia-toned mounted photograph depicting a terra cotta bas-relief sculpture of a flying angel. The photograph was produced by Louise Laffon in 1864 as part of a series documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired 500 works from this series through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe.

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About the artist

Artist

Louise Laffon

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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