Marble bust of the Emperor Tiberius
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 Tiberius is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble bust of Emperor Tiberius, one of 500 photographs purchased from her series documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The image was produced as part of Laffon’s documentation of the museum’s holdings, with her gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and studio name "Photographie Lord Byron" appearing on surviving gilded mounts. The photograph was acquired through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe and intended for educational and administrative use…
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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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