Marble statue of Aurelius Verus Ceasar
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble statue of Aurelius Verus Ceasar is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a photograph from 1863–1864. It shows a marble statue of Aurelius Verus Ceasar. The work blends Impressionism and Realism, two movements often seen together in 19th-century art. Louise Laffon, a French photographer, made this image. The Victoria and Albert Museum has held it since its early days. It’s part of one of the first photography collections in a museum. Check out the work of Louise Laffon next.
The Victoria and Albert Museum holds an 1864 albumen print by Louise Laffon depicting a marble statue of Aurelius Verus Caesar, one of 500 photographs documenting sculpture and decorative arts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The image was produced as part of a series commissioned by the museum to expand its reference resources for artists and students. Laffon’s work was acquired through an agent in Paris and distributed with gilded mounts bearing the neutral signature “L. Laffon” and her studio’s address, “Photographie Lord Byron.” The photograph forms part of…
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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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