Eadweard MuybridgeAnimal Locomotion: Plate 744 (Raccoon Walking), 1887

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Inscribed with Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate number and date. Stamped on reverse with Museum of Edinburgh ‘Science and Art’ stamp

Collotype print

Paper size: 18 x 23 1/2 inchesImage size: 6 1/2 × 18 inches

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Inscribed with Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate number and date. Stamped on reverse with Museum of Edinburgh ‘Science and Art’ stamp

Collotype print

Paper size: 18 x 23 1/2 inchesImage size: 6 1/2 × 18 inches

Print

Collotype printing has become increasingly rare, but in the late 19th century it was employed for its effectiveness in reproducing the subtle delicacy of drawings and photographs. A photographic negative is projected onto a printing plate coated with light-sensitive gelatin that hardens and becomes receptive to the application of ink. Paper is laid on top and the image is printed on a press.

Framing

For this picture, we recommend book-mounting the print in a passepartout and framing in a black wooden box. It is widely accepted as the most traditional way to frame photography—especially rare or vintage works—giving visual priority to the image and yet fitting stylishly into most interiors. Other options are of course available. All our frames are handmade by one of the UK's leading framing workshops, and are constructed to museum standards. Please note that prices do not include local taxes, framing or shipping.

Shipping

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Artwork In Detail

Plate 744 from ‘Animal Locomotion’. This collotype print is inscribed with Muybridge’s letterpress credit, series title, plate number and date. Stamped on reverse with Museum of Edinburgh ‘Science and Art’ stamp.

    Eadweard Muybridge

    Animal Locomotion: Plate 744 (Raccoon Walking), 1887

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    Eadweard Muybridge

    United Kingdom

    B. 1830-1904

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    The Artist

    Muybridge’s photographs fundamentally changed understandings of movement. He invented the first machine to project moving photographic images, the “zoopraxiscope”, which could be used to animate entire sequences of photographs, anticipating the rise of cinema. His work contributed enormously to the science of physiology and biomechanics.

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