Large Etruscan Cista in bronze
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Large Etruscan Cista in bronze is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Louise Laffon captured a bronze Etruscan cista in 1863-64. Her photo sits in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s historic collection. The shot joins early photographs the V&A began collecting in 1852. The museum used these images to train artists and students. Henry Cole, its first director, saw photography as a new tool for learning. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A photograph of an Etruscan bronze cista is among the albumen prints produced by Louise Laffon in 1864 as part of a series documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III. The image was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum as one of 500 prints purchased through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe. Laffon’s photographs were originally mounted on gilded boards bearing the neutral signature “L. Laffon” and the studio name “Photographie Lord Byron,” reflecting her practice of concealing her gender. The series included depictions of marble sculptures, terracottas, and…
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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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