Perfume Burner in terra cotta
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Perfume Burner in terra cotta is a 1864 photographic by Louise Laffon, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Louise Laffon made this photograph in 1863–64. It’s a terra cotta perfume burner in a simple, soft print. Impressionism and Realism shaped how she lit the object. The V&A opened its doors to photos early. In 1852 it started collecting photos, then in 1858 became the first museum to show them. Henry Cole believed cameras could teach artists and students. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired a set of 500 albumen photographs by Louise Laffon in 1864, depicting sculptures and artifacts from the Campana Collection at the Musée Napoléon III in Paris. These images, part of a series of 100, include objects such as marbles, terracottas, and antique bronzes. Laffon’s work was commissioned through the agent Monsieur E. Cappe, and some of her original gilded mounts survive, bearing the gender-neutral stamp "L. Laffon" and the studio name "Photographie Lord Byron." The photographs were initially part of the National Art Library’s collection and were…
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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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