Plate 509 (Man Shoeing a Horse), Muybridge, 1887

Landscape format black and white print of a nude man shoeing a horse, photographed from the front, back and side, series of 18 photographs printed together as a composite image. From the series: Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements PLATE 509
 
Eadweard Muybridge (1830 - 1904), originally a landscape and architectural photographer, is best known for his groundbreaking images of animals and people in motion. His work is unique as a first-of-its-kind scientific study that used photography in a new way. Viewed in a Zoopraxiscope machine, his images laid the foundation for motion pictures and contemporary cinematography.
 
Photographer: Eadweard Muybridge
Format: Collotype on paper
Size: 19 × 24 in
Condition: Excellent