Marble bust of Agrippine the younger
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Agrippine the younger is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This 1863–64 photo shows a marble bust of Agrippine the Younger. It’s by Louise Laffon, a French photographer who worked in the 1800s. The Victoria and Albert Museum began collecting photos in 1852. It was the first museum to do so and to put them on display six years later. Henry Cole, the museum’s director, saw how photos could help artists and students. Look next at Louise Laffon.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Agrippina the Younger, part of a series of 500 photographs documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The photograph was acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe and features a gilded mount bearing the gender-neutral signature "L. Laffon" alongside the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron." Laffon, a member of the Société Française de la Photographie, produced the series to support artists and students by expanding visual…
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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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