Bronze mirror
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bronze mirror is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Louise Laffon made this photograph between 1863 and 1864. It’s part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection. The museum started buying photos in the 1850s to help artists and students learn. The V&A was the first museum to show photographs in 1858. Henry Cole, the director, thought photos could teach people about art and the world. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
This bronze mirror is one of 500 albumen prints purchased in 1864 from the Parisian photographer Louise Laffon, documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III, now part of the Louvre. The series includes architecture, sculpture, ornamentation, and various materials such as terra cotta and marble. Laffon’s work was acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe for use in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s educational and administrative purposes. Some of her original gilded mounts survive, bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie…
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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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