Marble bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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 Marcus Aurelius is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photograph shows a marble bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius from 1863-64. It’s a quiet but bold image — one of the first photos the Victoria and Albert Museum ever collected. Louise Laffon, a French photographer, made it in the early days when museums were just starting to see photography as real art. The V&A grabbed onto it fast, way back in 1858. 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 Emperor Marcus Aurelius, part of a series of 500 photographs documenting objects from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. Laffon’s work was acquired by the museum through an agent, with her gender-neutral stamp and studio name, "Photographie Lord Byron," appearing on surviving gilded mounts. The photograph is one of several documenting sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts from the collection. The series was purchased for educational and reference use by artists…
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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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