Cour d'honneur, Versailles, France
1900
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1900
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Eugène Atget’s photograph shows a quiet courtyard in Versailles around 1900. It’s a straightforward picture, not flashy or posed. Atget spent years documenting “Old Paris” before it vanished, selling prints to museums like the Victoria and Albert. He wasn’t famous in his time. Now we see his work as a time capsule of everyday places long gone. Check out more prints by Atget at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
