Series of photographs showing phases of movement of a man jumping a hurdle, by Étienne-Jules Marey

Made:
1888-1896 in France
photographer:
Étienne Jules Marey
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Digitally Altered Exhibition Print of a Photograph showing
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Photograph showing phases of movement of a man jumping a hurdle
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Photograph showing phases of movement of a man jumping a hurdle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Photograph showing phases of movement of a man jumping a hurdle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Photograph showing phases of movement of a man jumping a hurdle, made by Étienne-Jules Marey, c 1892.

French doctor Étienne-Jules Marey saw the medical potential of high-speed photography. He invented a ‘photographic gun’ to capture a range of humans, animals and birds in movement. He later developed his own camera to photograph subjects at the Station Physiologique in Paris, a centre for physical and mental recuperation. His process fixed a series of images on a single plate, such as this jumping man, from which he could take exact measurements.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1954-479/5
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 98 mm x 175 mm
frame: 12 in x 16 in
type:
photograph and chronophotograph
credit:
L'Institut Marey