Marble Statue of Lucius Verus
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Marble Statue of Lucius Verus is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a marble statue of a Roman figure. It was shot between 1863 and 1864 by Louise Laffon, a French photographer. The work is tied to Impressionism and Realism. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this image. Back in 1852, the museum became the first to collect and later exhibit photographs. Check out more works by Louise Laffon.
A photograph of a marble statue of Lucius Verus was produced by Louise Laffon in 1864 as part of a series documenting sculptures from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. The albumen print was purchased by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1864 as part of a set of 500 works, with Laffon’s gilded mounts bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron." The series included depictions of various sculptures in marble, terracotta, and bronze, reflecting the museum’s early use of photography for educational and administrative purposes.
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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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