Marble Statue of a Youth (arm gone)
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble Statue of a Youth (arm gone) is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Louise Laffon photographed this marble statue in 1863–64. It’s a quiet image of a youth minus an arm, tiny but full of calm. The photo sits inside the Victoria and Albert Museum’s early collection. Photography was new at the V&A in the 1850s. They collected photos to teach artists and students. Louise Laffon is one of the overlooked women behind these early pictures. Look up the museum: Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired a set of 500 albumen prints in 1864 from the photographer Louise Laffon, who produced the images as part of a series documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The photographs include a marble statue of a youth, among other works in marble, terracotta, and bronze. Laffon’s original gilded mounts, marked with the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and her studio name "Photographie Lord Byron," remain preserved, reflecting her approach to professional presentation. The series was intended for educational and…
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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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