View from the Window at Le Gras (La cour du domaine du Gras) was the first successful permanent photograph from nature, created by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes. The image captures the roof and surrounding countryside of his estate, Le Gras, as seen from an upstairs window. Nicéphore Niépce created the photo with a camera obscura focused onto a 20 cm × 25 cm ( in × in) pewter plate coated with bitumen of Judea, a mixture similar to asphalt.
