Marble Bust of the Emperor Pupienus
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 Pupienus is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Marble Bust of the Emperor Pupienus is a photograph from 1863-1864. It's a work by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. This photograph is part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum has a long history of collecting photographs, starting from its early days. To learn more about the style and approach of this photographer, look up the movement: Realism.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a photograph by Louise Laffon from 1864, depicting a marble bust of the Emperor Pupienus. The image is part of a series of 100 albumen prints documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. Laffon’s work was acquired by the museum in five separate purchases totaling 500 prints. Her original mounts, bearing the stamp "L. Laffon" and "Photographie Lord Byron," reflect her use of a gender-neutral signature.
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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