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Bas-relief of three masques 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 three masques 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

A bas-relief by Louise Laffon from 1864 depicts three masques rendered in terra cotta. The work was part of a series of one hundred albumen photographs documenting sculptures, including marbles, terracottas, and bronzes, from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired five hundred prints from this series in 1864 through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Surviving examples of Laffon's original gilded mounts bear the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" alongside 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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