Marble bust of Germanicus, son of Drusus
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Germanicus, son of Drusus is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photograph from 1863-64. It shows a marble bust of Germanicus, son of Drusus. It was made by a French photographer named Louise Laffon. Laffon’s photo fits both Impressionism and Realism. It sits in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, a pioneer in collecting photos. She worked in an era when museums first used photos to teach artists and students.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an albumen print by Louise Laffon from 1864 depicting a marble bust of Germanicus, son of Drusus. The photograph is one of 500 works purchased from Laffon, documenting sculpture and other objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The print features a gilded mount bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron." Laffon, a member of the Société Française de la Photographie, produced the series to support artists and students through photographic documentation.
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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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