Marble bust of child
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of child is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, depicting Putto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph is a marble bust of a child. It was created by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The image features a putto, which is a common subject in art. The photograph is part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. To learn more about the style and technique of this photograph, consider looking up the movement: Realism.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon documenting a marble bust of a child, one of 500 photographs purchased from her series depicting sculpture and decorative arts from the former Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The image was part of a larger acquisition of works from the Campana Collection, originally assembled before entering the Musée Napoléon III. Laffon’s prints were produced with gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral mark “L. Laffon” and her studio’s name, Photographie Lord Byron. The photograph serves as a record of the marble bust’s appearance…
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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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