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Bas-relief portion of frieze with harvesting satyr 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 frieze with harvesting satyr 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

About this work

Louise Laffon made a photograph in 1863–64. It shows a bas-relief portion of a frieze carved with a harvesting satyr in terra cotta. Laffon was French and also worked with photography at a time when museums were just starting to collect pictures. The Victoria and Albert Museum has held hers since the 1850s. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.

The story of this work

Overview

A terra cotta bas-relief portion of a frieze depicting a harvesting satyr was photographed by Louise Laffon in 1864 as part of a series of albumen prints documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired 500 works from this series, including this photograph, through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Laffon’s original gilded mounts, bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron," remain preserved. The series includes representations of marble, terracotta, and antique bronze…

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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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