Marble bust of the Emperor Nero
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 Nero is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photograph of a marble bust of the Emperor Nero. It was made in 1863-1864 by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The work sits in the photography collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The V&A started collecting photographs in 1852. It was the first museum to do so, and it used these images to help artists and students study form and detail. Next time you're at the museum, look for Louise Laffon.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of the Emperor Nero. One of 500 photographs documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III (now the Louvre), the image was acquired through the Parisian photographer’s series documenting the museum’s holdings. Laffon’s work was produced for educational and reference purposes, with surviving examples retaining her original gilded mounts marked with the gender-neutral signature “L. Laffon” and the studio name “Photographie Lord Byron.”
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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