Marble bust of Diomedes
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Diomedes is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photograph from 1863-64. It’s called *Marble bust of Diomedes*. It’s by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The Victoria and Albert Museum collected photos early—it was the first to do so in 1852. It also showed them first, in 1858. The museum used photos to help artists and students learn. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an albumen print by Louise Laffon from 1864, documenting a marble bust of Diomedes in the Musée Napoléon III (now the Louvre). This photograph was part of a series of 500 works purchased by the museum from Laffon, featuring architecture, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Campana Collection. Laffon’s images were mounted with a gender-neutral stamp reading "L. Laffon" and her studio’s name, "Photographie Lord Byron." The series served as a visual resource for artists, students, and museum staff.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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