Vulture in Flight

Eadweard Muybridge (1834-1904), collotype, 1885-1887

Between 1885 and 1887 Muybridge took thousands of photographs of animals moving, which he assembled in series in such a way that the motion was clear to see. He published 781 of these plates in the book Animal Locomotion in 1887. A complete series cost a whopping 600 dollars. Muybridge’s work nevertheless exerted great influence: chiefly anatomists and other scientists were keen to use it.

  • Artwork typefotosequentie, photomechanical print
  • Object numberRP-F-1997-41
  • Dimensionsheight 187 mm x width 409 mm, height 485 mm x width 612 mm
  • Physical characteristicslichtdruk