All Fours Collection

Creeping Baby clockwork doll, 1871
BAL8511 Creeping Baby clockwork doll, 1871; Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum, Massachusetts, MA, USA

Plate 182. Crawling On Hands and Knees, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950191 Plate 182. Crawling On Hands and Knees, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.1x37.3 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Study, 1902 (litho)
874729 Study, 1902 (litho) by Belleroche, Albert de (1864-1944); 57.15 x44.45 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Elizabeth Anne Churchill Kenney; English

All Fours, two boys playing cards (colour litho)
2800886 All Fours, two boys playing cards (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Fours, two boys playing cards.); © Look and Learn

Plate 472. Child, Crawling Upstairs, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950420 Plate 472. Child, Crawling Upstairs, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 12.5x45.6 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 471. Child, Crawling on Hands and Knees, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950419 Plate 471. Child, Crawling on Hands and Knees, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.7x40.3 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Little boy wearing a handkerchief on his head pictured balancing on all fours. He is walking by a swimming pool

Squirrel (Sciuridae) on all fours, side view

Barbary Ape (macaca sylvanus) on all fours, side view

Human and ape anatomy. Artwork comparing the anatomy of a human (left) and an ape (right). Both are primates, but as humans

Young chacma baboon (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) riding on adults back in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

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Exploring the world on all fours: A journey through time and species (Plate 182 & 471-472) reveals the universal childhood experience of crawling, as depicted in 19th-century collotypes. From boys playing cards (All Fours) to a child climbing stairs, these images capture the essence of early exploration. Nature mirrors our movements as we see squirrels (Sciuridae) and Barbary apes (macaca sylvanus) in side views, balancing on all fours. Human and ape anatomy share similarities, reminding us of our primate heritage. A young chacma baboon joins us in this exploration, showcasing the connection between man and beast in our most basic form of movement.