Road to Eaux-Chaudes, Pyrenees (recto)

c. 1855

Farnham Maxwell Lyte

(British, 1828–1906)

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Culture

England, 19th century

Medium

albumen print from wet collodion negative

Measurements

Image: 28.1 x 21.1 cm (11 1/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Paula and Robert Hershkowitz in memory of Sam Wagstaff 1995.180.a

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

The town of Eaux-Chaudes, a tourist destination since the late 1500s, had hot springs reputed to have healing waters.

Description

The town of Pau, in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, was a popular vacation spot for British tourists and one of several centers for photography in France in the 1850s. Farnham Maxwell Lyte, who lived in Pau, photographed the road that ran through the mountains to the village of Eaux-Chaudes with its popular hot springs. The road had just been built in 1849. It greatly eased access to Eaux-Chaudes and offered dramatic views.