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Bas-relief of portion of frieze of dancing figures with torches bearing festoon of fruit in terra cotta

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Bas-relief of portion of frieze of dancing figures with torches bearing festoon of fruit in terra cotta 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

The story of this work

Overview

This terra cotta bas-relief by Louise Laffon depicts a portion of a frieze featuring dancing figures holding torches and a festoon of fruit. Created in 1864, the work was part of a series of 100 albumen photographs documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired 500 prints from this series, including this example, through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Surviving gilded mounts bear the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron."

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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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