Marble bust o f Drucille, sister of the Emperor Caligula
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust o f Drucille, sister of the Emperor Caligula is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Marble bust of Drucille, sister of the Emperor Caligula is a photograph. It was created by Louise Laffon in 1863-1864. The Victoria and Albert Museum has a long history of collecting photographs. In fact, it was the first museum to collect and exhibit them, starting in 1852 and 1858 respectively. You can learn more about the movement of Realism, which is associated with this photograph, and see how it influenced other artists and works.
This photograph by Louise Laffon, produced in 1864, depicts a marble bust of Drusilla, sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula. It is one of 500 albumen prints purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum from Laffon’s series documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The image was part of a larger effort by the museum to expand visual resources for artists and students through photography. Laffon’s work was presented under a gender-neutral monogram, masking her identity while highlighting her role as a professional photographer.
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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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