Marble bust of the Emperor Domitian
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble bust of the Emperor Domitian is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Louise Laffon made a photo of a marble bust of the Emperor Domitian in 1863–64. This falls under Impressionism and Realism. The Victoria and Albert Museum held it early, since they began collecting photos in the 1850s. Laffon is one of the overlooked women photographers from that time. The museum used photos like hers for art students and artists to study. Look up the photographer Louise Laffon next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Emperor Domitian, part of a 500-image series documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The photograph was acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe and is one of several documenting sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts. Laffon’s work was produced for educational use by artists and students, supplementing the museum’s visual resources. The surviving gilded mounts bear the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and reference her studio,…
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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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