Autocoureur De Knyff, deelnemer aan de Tour de France voor automobielen, op een landweg in Vitry-le-François Possibly 1899

This photograph, "Autocoureur De Knyff, deelnemer aan de Tour de France voor automobielen, op een landweg in Vitry-le-François," by Delizy, captures a moment in the early days of the Tour de France for automobiles. The image shows a "De Knyff" automobile speeding along a dirt road, its driver obscured by the car's dust cloud. Two figures stand by the roadside, observing the passing vehicle. The photo is a snapshot of the evolving world of transportation and a testament to the early days of the automobile. This photograph is housed in the Rijksmuseum and measures 56mm in height and 73 mm in width.