Marble bust of the Emperor Othon
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 Othon is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an albumen print by Louise Laffon from a 1864 series of 500 photographs documenting objects from the Campana Collection in the Musée Napoléon III, now part of the Louvre. The photograph depicts a marble bust of Emperor Othon, one of the sculptural works included in the purchased documentation. Laffon’s images were acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe and feature gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" alongside her studio name, "Photographie Lord Byron." The series served as a visual resource for artists and students at the…
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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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