Marble bust of Septimus Severus
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of Septimus Severus is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a marble bust of Septimus Severus from 1863–64. It’s a photograph, not a painting, by Louise Laffon. The Victoria and Albert Museum still holds it. The V&A was one of the first museums to collect and show photographs in the 1850s. Back then, its leader Henry Cole pushed to use photos as art study tools for students and artists. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Septimius Severus. The photograph is one of 500 images Laffon produced documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The print was purchased by the museum through an agent in 1864 as part of a series documenting sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts. Laffon’s work was originally presented with gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral signature "L. Laffon" and her studio name, "Photographie Lord Byron."
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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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