Bronze statuette of a child
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bronze statuette of a child is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, depicting Putto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Bronze statuette of a child is a photograph by Louise Laffon. It was created between 1863-1864. The photograph is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection, which has a long history of collecting photographs. In fact, the museum was the first to collect and exhibit photographs, starting in 1852 and 1858 respectively. To learn more about the style and technique of this photograph, look up the movement Impressionism.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a series of albumen prints documenting architectural details, sculpture, ornamentation, and marble and terracotta works from the Musée Napoléon III (formerly the Campana Collection in Paris), originally produced by photographer Louise Laffon. Purchased in 1864 through agent Monsieur E. Cappe, the 500 prints were part of Laffon’s documentation of the museum’s holdings, including objects later transferred to the Louvre. Some of Laffon’s gilded mounts survive, bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" alongside her studio name, "Photographie Lord Byron,"…
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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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