Enamelled earthenware statuette of a child
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Enamelled earthenware statuette of a child is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, depicting Putto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This small photograph shows a child figure called a putto. It was made between 1863 and 1864 by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The work sits in both Impressionism and Realism. Laffon is rarely talked about today but was active in early photography. The Victoria and Albert Museum started collecting photos in 1852. This piece shows how photography was used for art training early on. See more early photos at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an enamelled earthenware statuette of a child created by Louise Laffon in 1864. The object is part of a series of 500 albumen prints documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. These prints were purchased by the museum in 1864 through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Laffon, a member of Le Société Française de la Photographie, produced the series in her Parisian studio, which operated under the 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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