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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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

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Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected motion studies, 1872–1885

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The High Sierra - Valley of the Yosemite,..., 1865

Eadweard Muybridge

The High Sierra - Valley of the Yosemite,..., 1865

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Landscapes, 1860–1879

Eadweard Muybridge

Landscapes, 1860–1879

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Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

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Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

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Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal locomotion, 1872–1885

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Residence of James M. Rodgers, Watsonville, Cal.

Eadweard Muybridge

Residence of James M. Rodgers, Watsonville, Cal.

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Horse and rider, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Horse and rider, 1887

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Selected animal locomotion studies, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Selected animal locomotion studies, 1887

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Human Locomotion: Males, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Human Locomotion: Males, 1887

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Human Locomotion: Females, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Human Locomotion: Females, 1887

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Motion Studies of Animal Locomotion, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Motion Studies of Animal Locomotion, 1887

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Animal Locomotion: Equestrian and other..., 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Animal Locomotion: Equestrian and other..., 1887

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Various Motion Studies, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Various Motion Studies, 1887

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El Capitan from Rocky Ford (3,300 feet..., 1860

Eadweard Muybridge

El Capitan from Rocky Ford (3,300 feet..., 1860

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SELECTED ANIMAL LOCOMOTION STUDIES, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

SELECTED ANIMAL LOCOMOTION STUDIES, 1887

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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SELECTED ANIMAL LOCOMOTION STUDIES, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

SELECTED ANIMAL LOCOMOTION STUDIES, 1887

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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TROTTING HORSE, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

TROTTING HORSE, 1887

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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BOXERS, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

BOXERS, 1887

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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CAT, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge

CAT, 1887

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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