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Bas-relief portion of frieze with palmettes and columns 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 palmettes and columns 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 terra cotta bas-relief fragment from Louise Laffon’s 1864 series depicts a frieze section featuring palmettes and columns, part of the Campana Collection held at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired 500 albumen prints from this series, including this example, through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Laffon’s photographs were originally mounted on gilded boards marked with the gender-neutral monogram “L. Laffon” and the studio name “Photographie Lord Byron.” These prints were intended for educational and administrative use within the museum’s collections.

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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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