Marble bust of Matidie
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Matidie is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photo of a marble bust of Matidie. It was made between 1863 and 1864 by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The picture fits in two movements: Impressionism and Realism. The Victoria and Albert Museum started collecting photos in 1852. It was the first museum to do that. They used photos to help artists and students learn. Look up the museum next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an albumen print by Louise Laffon from 1864 depicting a marble bust of Matidia, part of a series of 500 photographs documenting objects from the Campana Collection in the Musée Napoléon III. The print was acquired through the Parisian photographer’s agent, Monsieur E. Cappe, and features a gilded mount bearing the gender-neutral stamp “L. Laffon” alongside the studio name “Photographie Lord Byron.” Laffon’s work was originally intended to support artists and students by expanding visual resources through photography. The series included architecture,…
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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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