Marble bust of Macrinus
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Macrinus is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a marble bust of Macrinus made in 1863–64. It’s a black and white photograph by Louise Laffon, who was a French photographer working in photography’s early days. The Victoria and Albert Museum started collecting photos way back in 1852. They saw how useful photos could be for artists and students. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of their photo collection.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an albumen print from 1864 by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Macrinus, one of 500 photographs documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The series was purchased by the museum through an agent, with Laffon’s gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral signature "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron." The photograph is part of an early effort by the museum to expand visual resources for artists and students through photography.
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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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