Eadweard Muybridge Collection

Eadweard Muybridge: The Flight of Birds (b / w photo)
6015740 Eadweard Muybridge: The Flight of Birds (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flight of Birds)

Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887 Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge
Man and horse jumping a fence, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography

Eadweard Muybridge: Transverse-Gallop (b / w photo)
6015711 Eadweard Muybridge: Transverse-Gallop (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transverse-Gallop)

Greyhounds running, from the Animal Locomotion series, c. 1881 (b / w photo)
473219 Greyhounds running, from the Animal Locomotion series, c.1881 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Locomotion plate depicting a nude boy playing leapfrog
2625370 Locomotion plate depicting a nude boy playing leapfrog by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); (add.info.: Nude Boy Jumping Over a Man's Shoulders Leapfrog by Eadweard James Muybridge)

Animal Locomotion, Printed 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Animal Locomotion, Plate 62, printed 1887

A: Walking. B: Ascending a Step. C: Throwing the disk. D: Using a Shovel. E, F: Using a Pick, 1887
A: Walking. B: Ascending a Step. C: Throwing the disk. D: Using a Shovel. E, F: Using a Pick, Printed 1887. Series: Animal Locomotion

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching at a ball, "error"(b / w photo)
6010145 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching at a ball, " error" (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, catching at a ball)

Two men wrestling, 1887. Artist: Eadweard J Muybridge
Two men wrestling, 1887. Eadweard J Muybridge (1830-1904) was the first photographer to carry out the analysis of movement by sequence photography

Eadweard Muybridge, 1830-1904, between c1890 and c1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Eadweard Muybridge, 1830-1904, between c1890 and c1904. Half-length portrait, seated, facing left. a.k.a. Edward James Muggeridge. [Photographer, investigator of animal locomotion]

Eadweard Muybridge portrait, between c1890 and c1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Eadweard Muybridge portrait, between c1890 and c1904. Three-quarter length, seated portrait. [Photographer, investigator of animal locomotion]

Mr Muybridge showing his Instantaneous Photographs of Animal Motion at the Royal Society (engraving)
1626505 Mr Muybridge showing his Instantaneous Photographs of Animal Motion at the Royal Society (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Motions of Animals illustrated by the Instantaneous Photographs of Mr Muybridge (engraving)
1626507 Motions of Animals illustrated by the Instantaneous Photographs of Mr Muybridge (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Animal Locomotion, Plate 758, 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Animal Locomotion, Plate 758, 1887. [Bird in flight]. Collotype, from " Animal Locomotion"

Animal Locomotion, Plate 174, 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Animal Locomotion, Plate 174, 1887. [Woman skipping]. Collotype, from " Animal Locomotion"

Animal Locomotion, Plate 319, 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Animal Locomotion, Plate 319, 1887. [Man throwing a weight]. Collotype, from " Animal Locomotion"

Animal Locomotion, Plate 535, 1887. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Animal Locomotion, Plate 535, 1887. [Hands]. Collotype, from " Animal Locomotion"

A Motion Study of a Hand, c. 1872-1885 (collotype plate)
991518 A Motion Study of a Hand, c.1872-1885 (collotype plate) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Motion Study of a Hand)

Eadweard Muybridge: Change of Gait (b / w photo)
6015739 Eadweard Muybridge: Change of Gait (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Change of Gait)

Eadweard Muybridge: The Gallop (b / w photo)
6015714 Eadweard Muybridge: The Gallop (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gallop)

Eadweard Muybridge: The Rack (b / w photo)
6015696 Eadweard Muybridge: The Rack (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rack)

Eadweard Muybridge: The Amble (b / w photo)
6015679 Eadweard Muybridge: The Amble (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amble)

Eadweard Muybridge: The Walk (b / w photo)
6015652 Eadweard Muybridge: The Walk (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Walk)

The Human Figure in Motion: Selections from seriates 62, 63, and 64 (b / w photo)
6010267 The Human Figure in Motion: Selections from seriates 62, 63, and 64 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selections from seriates 62, 63, and 64)

The Human Figure in Motion: Phases occurring in the act of lifting a doll by a child (b / w photo)
6010259 The Human Figure in Motion: Phases occurring in the act of lifting a doll by a child (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Human Figure in Motion: Selected phases from series 61 (b / w photo)
6010249 The Human Figure in Motion: Selected phases from series 61 (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selected phases from series 61)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases occurring in the act of stooping (b / w photo)
6010242 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases occurring in the act of stooping (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a standing high-jump (b / w photo)
6010222 The Human Figure in Motion: Some phases of a standing high-jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some phases of a standing high-jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Child, crawling upstairs (b / w photo)
6010211 The Human Figure in Motion: Child, crawling upstairs (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child, crawling upstairs)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, lifting a bushel basket (b / w photo)
6010199 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, lifting a bushel basket (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, lifting a bushel basket)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, raising hands and turning around (b / w photo)
6010190 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, raising hands and turning around (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, raising hands and turning around)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, Running (b / w photo)
6010184 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, Running (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, Running)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, Kicking (b / w photo)
6010171 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, Kicking (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, Kicking)

The Human Figure in Motion: Pugilists, Boxing (b / w photo)
6010158 The Human Figure in Motion: Pugilists, Boxing (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pugilists, Boxing)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, heaving a 75-pound rock (b / w photo)
6010151 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, heaving a 75-pound rock (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, heaving a 75-pound rock)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching and throwing at baseball (b / w photo)
6010146 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, catching and throwing at baseball (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete)

The Human Figure in Motion: Blacksmiths at work (b / w photo)
6010235 The Human Figure in Motion: Blacksmiths at work (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blacksmiths at work)

The Human Figure in Motion: Child, crawling on the ground (b / w photo)
6010209 The Human Figure in Motion: Child, crawling on the ground (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child, crawling on the ground)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman and child, Running (b / w photo)
6010208 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman and child, Running (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman and child, Running)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, playing at lawn-tennis (b / w photo)
6010204 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, playing at lawn-tennis (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, playing at lawn-tennis)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, walking and flirting a fan (b / w photo)
6010185 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, walking and flirting a fan (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, walking and flirting a fan)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, ricochetting on one foot (b / w photo)
6010178 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, ricochetting on one foot (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, ricochetting on one foot)

The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, feeding a dog (b / w photo)
6010174 The Human Figure in Motion: Woman, feeding a dog (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman, feeding a dog)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, batting at base-ball (b / w photo)
6010149 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, batting at base-ball (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, batting at base-ball)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, a straight high jump (b / w photo)
6010138 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, a straight high jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, a straight high jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, standing high jump (b / w photo)
6010134 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, standing high jump (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, standing high jump)

The Human Figure in Motion: Soldier, on guard (b / w photo)
6010133 The Human Figure in Motion: Soldier, on guard (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier, on guard)

The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, ascending an stairway (b / w photo)
6010128 The Human Figure in Motion: Athlete, ascending an stairway (b/w photo) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athlete, ascending an stairway)

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Eadweard Muybridge: Capturing the Essence of Motion Eadweard J. Muybridge, a pioneer in the world of photography and motion studies, revolutionized our understanding of movement through his groundbreaking work. With his keen eye and innovative techniques, he captured moments frozen in time that revealed the true essence of human and animal locomotion. In 1887, Muybridge immortalized a remarkable scene - a man and horse gracefully leaping over a fence. This iconic photograph showcases his ability to freeze action with precision and clarity, leaving viewers captivated by the sheer beauty of this fleeting moment. Another striking image from his Animal Locomotion series is "Transverse-Gallop. " In black and white, it captures the raw power and elegance of horses galloping at full speed. Through these images, Muybridge provided invaluable insight into equine biomechanics that would forever change equestrian sports. His dedication to capturing movement extended beyond animals; he also explored human kinetics extensively. In "The Human Figure in Motion, " we witness an athlete reaching out to catch a ball while caught mid-motion – an instant where strength meets gracefulness. Muybridge's passion for documenting various forms of motion led him to delve into wrestling as well. His photograph from 1887 portrays two men locked in intense combat, showcasing their agility and physical prowess. Not only did Muybridge create awe-inspiring photographs but he also shared them with others through exhibitions like those held at the Royal Society. As depicted in engravings from that era, audiences were fascinated by his instantaneous photographs illustrating animal motions or attending lectures where they could witness firsthand how technology had unlocked new dimensions within art itself. Amongst his extensive body of work are plates such as 758, 174, 319, and535 from Animal Locomotion series which capture mesmerizing sequences displaying diverse movements across different species - each frame a testament to Muybridge's meticulous attention to detail.