St. Cloud 1904

Eugène Atget's 1904 photograph "St. Cloud" captures a grand staircase leading to a stone terrace, likely within the grounds of the Château de Saint-Cloud. Atget, a Parisian photographer, specialized in documenting the city's architecture and everyday life. This image exemplifies his meticulous attention to detail, with its crisp focus on the intricate stonework and the subtle play of light and shadow. His work provides valuable historical documentation of the city's vanishing beauty, serving as a record of a time when the modern world was rapidly encroaching on the traditional.