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Antique albumen cabinet card photograph titled “Vue des Pyrénées,” depicting a street scene in Pau, France, showing a row of shuttered townhouses, shopfronts, a stone footbridge in the distance, tree-lined promenade with iron fencing and gas lamp, and figures on the street.
Photographed by M. Pacault, a documented 19th-century photographer active in Pau, whose studio operated at 3, Rue Gaston. Pacault’s work is held in institutional collections, including the Musée d’Orsay.
Verso bears period pencil inscriptions (“FOE 111,” “Pau,” and partial numbering), consistent with archival or collector cataloging. Card shows a light corner crease and typical light surface soiling/foxing consistent with age — see photos for exact condition.
A charming period view of Pau in the Pyrénées region, ideal for collectors of antique French photography, Pyrénées/Pau local history, or 19th-century street scenes.
