From the quayside of Saint-Jean-de-Luz — the luminous Basque fishing port on France's Atlantic coast where Louis XIV married the Spanish Infanta María Teresa in 1660 — the camera of photographer Yobled captures the grand Renaissance façade of the Maison de l'Infante in warm sepia tones, its three tiers of arcaded loggias reflected in the still harbor waters below while a solitary figure in dark clothing stands at the quay wall and a small dinghy drifts at anchor in the foreground, lending a mood of quiet contemplation to one of France's most storied waterfront buildings. The Maison de l'Infante — so named because the Spanish princess lodged here in the weeks before her royal wedding — is a Basque merchant's palace dating from around 1640, and its ornate Italianate stonework stands in striking contrast to the whitewashed half-timbered architecture typical of the region. Published by Marcel Delboy of Bordeaux, this phototypie card belongs to a well-regarded regional series that documented the Basque Country and Landes coast in exquisite tonal detail; the distinctive "Yobled" credit visible in the lower right identifies the photographer whose atmospheric work defined the visual identity of this corner of France for a generation of early tourists.