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Plate Number 765. Vulture flying

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This image displays a sequential grid of photographs showing a bird in flight. It features a series of frame-by-frame shots capturing the bird's wing movements as it flies. The grid consists of four horizontal rows and six vertical columns, with each cell depicting a different pose of the bird in flight. The images are in black and white, emphasizing the bird's movement against a grid background. The repetition of frames highlights the mechanics and grace of avian flight.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3035 × 3007 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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