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Photographs 1842-61

Albums compiled by Prince Albert, reflecting his beliefs surrounding photography

    AFTER FARNHAM MAXWELL LYTE (1828-1906)

    'Chateau of Henri IV'; Château de Pau

    1893 copy after an original of 1853

    Carbon print | 16.5 x 20.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906058

    Photograph of the Château de Pau, in Pau, France. The château dominates the skyline and is surrounded by the other buildings of the city. A bridge stands over the Gave de Pau in the foreground, on the right.

    The château was the birthplace of King Henry IV (1553-1610).

    • Creator(s)

      After Farnham Maxwell Lyte (1828-1906) (photographer)

      Gustav William Henry Mullins (1854-1921) (photographer)

    • 16.5 x 20.2 cm (image)

    • From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • France
            • Aquitaine [France]
              • Pau [France]
                • Chateau de Pau [Pau]
          • Rivers of western Europe
            • Gave de Pau [France]
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Domestic architecture
            • Castles
      • Geography
        • Physiography
          • Rivers
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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