Eadweard Muybridge, Ostrich; running

Ostrich; running, 1872-1885

Eadweard Muybridge (1830 - 1904)

RA Collection: Art

Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movement 1872-1885.

A portfolio and 85 collotypes by Eadweard Muybridge. Selected by the Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools and purchased in 1889.

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Object details

Title
Ostrich; running
Photographed by
Eadweard Muybridge (1830 - 1904)
Printed by
Publisher/bookseller
From
Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements 1872-1885
Date
1872-1885
Object type
Photograph
Place of Publication
United States
Medium
Collotype on white wove paper
Dimensions

264 mm x 288 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
04/2779
Acquisition
Purchased from Eadweard Muybridge in 1891
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