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Bas-relief portion of a frieze of Scylla in terra cotta

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Bas-relief portion of a frieze of Scylla 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 fragment depicting Scylla is part of a series of 500 albumen prints documenting objects from the Campana Collection in the Musée Napoléon III, later incorporated into the Louvre. The photographs were produced by Louise Laffon, a French photographer whose studio operated under the name Photographie Lord Byron. Purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1864 through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe, the series includes architectural, sculptural, and ornamental works in terra cotta, marble, and other materials. Some of Laffon’s original gilded mounts survive, bearing…

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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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