# Heron in Flight

- By: Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904)
- Date: 1887
- Medium: baryta paper
- Classification: photograph
- Dimensions: height 170 mm x width 362 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of SuitSupply
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-F-2015-41--bf8727f6f5209bcf0d6dd2fe069e8393)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/rfeoH/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Marey’s photography lies at the intersection of science, technology, and photography. In 1890, he published a hefty study of birds in full flight: Le Vol des Oiseaux. The book is full of his research experiments, anatomical drawings of birds, mathematical formulas, and tables.