# - Muybridge, Eadweard .

A collection of 54 original collotypes on card (sheet size 475 x 605mm.; plate size 350 x 494mm.), each with printed caption beneath the image "Animal Locomotion copyright 1887 by E. Muybridge"

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

"During a lecture tour of American cities in 1883 Muybridge circulated a prospectus for a massive reference work of animal locomotion. Numerous backers were found in Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania became his scientific home. Specially constructed apparatus allowed the photographing of a living, moving subject from several angles simultaneously. Improved photographic materials finally enabled him to give these photographs full tones, rather than work with the silhouettes he had previously been restricted to. In 1884-5 more than a hundred thousand photographic plates were obtained and embodied in a work published at Philadelphia in 1887 as Animal locomotion, an electrophotographic investigation of consecutive phases of animal movement, 1872-1885. The work contains over two thousand figures of moving men, women, children, beasts, and birds, in 781 photo-engravings, bound in eleven folio volumes. The great cost of preparing and printing this work restricted its sale to a very few complete sets, and a selection of the most important plates on a reduced scale was published in London in 1899 as Animals in Motion" (ODNB). A list of plate numbers is available upon request.

THIS COLLECTION OF 54 PLATES ARE NUMBERED: 8, 28, 31, 33, 35, 72, 83, 89, 92, 141, 199, 207, 209, 210, 278, 374, 375, 401, 465, 468, 472, 475, 478, 505, 507, 520, 567, 573, 578, 582, 589, 590, 592, 593, 602, 603, 617, 635, 640, 642, 643, 644, 646, 666, 677, 694, 705, 706, 712, 713, 722, 723, 729, 758.