Enamelled earthenware altar piece of Christ and Saint Francis and St. Rock

Louise Laffon

1864

photographic

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

About this work

This is a photo from 1863-64 by Louise Laffon. It shows Christ, Saint Francis, and St. Rock on an enamel earthenware altar piece. It’s a photograph, not a painting. This was made when the Victoria and Albert Museum began collecting photos in the 1850s. The museum used them to help artists and students study subjects up close. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.