Eadweard Muybridge

(American/British, 1830–1904)

Eadweard Muybridge was a British photographer known for his groundbreaking work in the field of motion-picture projection. Using multiple cameras, Muybridge famously captured the gait of a trotting horse, then with a device of his own invention, the zoopraxiscope, projected a moving image. “Only photography has been able to divide human life into a series of moments, each of them has the value of a complete existence,” the photographer once said. Born Edward James Muggeridge on April 9, 1830 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom, he emigrated to the United States at the age of 20. In 1855, he adopted the name Eadweard Muybridge as he believed it sounded more Anglo-Saxon. Having been in America for a decade, it was on his way to New York to sail back to England, that he suffered a serious head injury in a stagecoach accident. From 1862 and 1866, while recuperating in England, Muybridge taught himself several photography techniques. Set on making a living through photography, he returned to San Francisco in 1867. Here he successfully marketed large-scale photos of the Yosemite Valley, which gained him national attention. Through the 1870s and 1880s, while being tried for the murder of his wife’s lover, Muybridge perfected his photographic studies of animal locomotion. He was later acquitted of murder, on the grounds of justifiable homicide. Notably, the young painter Thomas Eakins worked as an assistant to Muybridge, during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1894, he returned to England, and lived out his life lecturing throughout the country until his death on May 8, 1904 in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom. Today, Muybridge’s works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Eadweard Muybridge (842 results)
Discovery Rocks, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Discovery Rocks, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: December 14, 1995

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Women carrying jugs, 1872–1885

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Women carrying jugs, 1872–1885

Sale Date: December 5, 1995

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Horse and carriage, 1872–1885

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Horse and carriage, 1872–1885

Sale Date: December 5, 1995

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Boy riding a mule, 1872–1885

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Boy riding a mule, 1872–1885

Sale Date: December 5, 1995

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Camel, 1872–1885

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Camel, 1872–1885

Sale Date: December 5, 1995

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Tuto-Kano-La, valley of the Yosemite, 1870

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Tuto-Kano-La, valley of the Yosemite, 1870

Sale Date: November 5, 1995

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Woman skipping rope, 1887

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Woman skipping rope, 1887

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Man on horse jumping a hurdle, pl.643, 1887

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Man on horse jumping a hurdle, pl.643, 1887

Sale Date: October 7, 1995

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Motion studies, 1872–1885

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Motion studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1995

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Females, 1872–1885

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Females, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1995

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Equestrian and other studies, 1872–1885

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Equestrian and other studies, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1995

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Males, 1872–1885

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Males, 1872–1885

Sale Date: October 6, 1995

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The photographer in motion, pl.490, 1887

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The photographer in motion, pl.490, 1887

Sale Date: October 5, 1995

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Locomotion study of a man in a surrey..., 1878–1879

Eadweard Muybridge

Locomotion study of a man in a surrey..., 1878–1879

Sale Date: October 5, 1995

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Valley of the Yosemite, from Sandy Run, 1867

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Valley of the Yosemite, from Sandy Run, 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Valley of the Yosemite, confluence of the..., 1867

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Valley of the Yosemite, confluence of the..., 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Mirror Lake, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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The Old Piute, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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The Old Piute, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Horse and rider; Two deer; Ostrich, 1887

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Horse and rider; Two deer; Ostrich, 1887

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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The horse in motion, 1878

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The horse in motion, 1878

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Sylvan Bar, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Sylvan Bar, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Cottonwood Bend, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

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Cottonwood Bend, Valley of the Yosemite, 1867

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Woman carrying jug; Man walking; Woman walking, 1887

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Woman carrying jug; Man walking; Woman walking, 1887

Sale Date: June 17, 1995

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Panorama of San Francisco, from California..., 1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Panorama of San Francisco, from California..., 1877

Sale Date: April 20, 1995

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