Eadweard Muybridge

a group of 41 collotypes from Animal Locomotion, including images of Men, Women, Children, and Animals, all but two on the two-toned leaf, with letterpress title, plate number, copyright, and date in the margin, 1887 (41)

A detailed report for each plate is beyond the scope of this condition report; those wishing condition reports on specific plates are welcome to contact the Photographs Department. The condition of these collotypes ranges from generally good to very good. Age-darkening, foxing, soiling, and other signs of age are prevalent on many of the mounts, but overall generally do not affect the images. A few prints exhibit faint rust-colored staining or discoloration, and fingerprints. Some of the plates are worn at the edges and corners, with small tears, creases, and occasional losses at the periphery. The plates are as follows: 88: Ascending stairs (incorrectly numbered as '9' in pencil) 259: Man reclining and then standing up 286: Man throwing a baseball, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 44 287: Man running and picking up a baseball, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 42 303: Woman picking up a baseball and throwing it, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 157 350: Fencers, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 76 351: Man with bayonet 359: Charging with a bayonet, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 10 **no number: Acrobat (likely 371-373) 396: Pounding with a mallet 457: Woman stepping up onto a chair 479: Child standing up 500: Man kicking, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 50 517: Woman with water jar 538: Boy with double amputation, Dover, The Human Figure in Motion, pl. 90 540: Child with bow legs walking 541: Woman with sclerosis walking 545: Woman with artificially-induced convulsions 546: Man with locomotor ataxia walking 548: Man with sclerosis walking 549: Man with epilepsy walking 550: Man with locomotor ataxia walking 555: Man with muscular atrophy of legs walking 557: Man with local chorea 558: Paraplegic man 559: Man with disseminated sclerosis walking with can 597: Dark gray Belgian horse trotting with man riding bareback, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 34 602: Light gray horse trotting with man riding bareback, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 62 605: Bay horse trotting with sulky, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 42 612: Bay horse trotting with sulky, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 46 642: Gray mare jumping a hurdle with rider no number: Daisy Jumping a hurdle, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 77 681: Virginia deer, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 152 688: Fallow deer group galloping 707: Mastiff galloping, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 118 722: Lion walking, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 129 724: Lion walking 731: Jaguar walking, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 138 741: Bactrian camel walking 750: Sloth walking on a pole, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 145, illustrated upside down 770: American eagle flying near the ground, Dover, Animals in Motion, pl. 178
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.
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