This is an original albumen photograph of W.M. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, circa 1889 taken by Eugene Pirou in Paris, France from the Francoise Perriot collection. This is a scarcely seen full-length portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody in full show regalia, posing with his Winchester lever action repeating rifle sitting atop his saddle and riding equipment. The photograph was taken by Eugene Pirou of 23 Rue Royale Paris, France, circa 1889 during one of the earliest seasons in Europe of the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Not many photographs from this trip are on the public market with the few offered also by Eugene Pirou. Unlike most examples, this albumen photograph is only the image, with no cabinet card. Another identical image sold in June 2023 for $1,134 and a photograph taken during the same studio visit in Paris by Pirou which sold in 2014 for $1,440. Provenance: From the personal collection of Francoise Perriot (Françoise Perriot), noted historian author of the West and Native Americans. Perriot’s published works include such books as “Les Indiens et La Nature” (Indians and Nature) 2017, “La Conquête du Far West” (The Conquest of the Wild West) 2007, “Les Indiens d'Amérique du Nord” (North American Indians), “Guide Bleu : Etats-Unis Ouest Americain” (Blue Guide: United States West America). This piece and others come from her time collecting in Montana and the West, her book “Les Indiens et la nature” is one of the most notable in France documenting photographs of the west. Measures 5.5”L x 4”W.*