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Enamelled bas-relief earthenware medallion of Saint Francis

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

Dominant colour

Enamelled bas-relief earthenware medallion of Saint Francis 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

This enamelled bas-relief earthenware medallion depicts Saint Francis and was created by Louise Laffon in 1864. It is one of 500 albumen prints purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum from Laffon, documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The medallion is part of a series that includes architecture, sculpture, ornamentation, terra cotta, and marble. Laffon's work was acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe and features gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral stamp 'L. Laffon' and the studio 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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