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Bas-relief Virgin and Child in enamelled earthenware by Luca della Robbia

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

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Bas-relief Virgin and Child in enamelled earthenware by Luca della Robbia 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 sepia-toned albumen photograph by Louise Laffon depicts a bas-relief of the Virgin and Child in enamelled earthenware. The image is part of a series of 100 photographs documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III, later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1864. Laffon’s photograph highlights the relief’s details through her use of albumen printing, a common method of the period. The surviving gilded mounts bear the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" alongside her studio’s 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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