Chronophotograph of a Flying Heron, by Étienne-Jules Marey, c. 1883–87
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Chronophotograph of a Flying Heron

Étienne-Jules Marey (French, 1830–1904)

c. 1883–87

Medium
gelatin silver print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
Image: 8.3 x 9.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.); Paper: 8.3 x 21.4 cm (3 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Culture
France, 19th century
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography
Credit line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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