The photo was taken by Henryk the servant, when his little charge decided he wanted a red biplane model Curtiss Consolidated Skyhawk Cruisader 3A 'Bingo Star'.
The servant named Henryk took the photograph.
It's not easy to find your way around Lyon as the city is built across the looping confluence of the Sa??ne (rhymes with Rh??ne) and Rh??ne rivers, with hills on either side and a peninsula in the middle.