ARTIST

This is a brown and white image showing a series of shots of a man on a horse jumping a fence in silhouette.
Phyrne L., leaping (Running Horse and Rider)

Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) was an English photographer best known for his pioneering studies of motion. Using sequential photographs, he broke down the movement of humans and animals into individual frames, laying groundwork for both motion pictures and modern visual studies of the body. His experiments combined scientific inquiry with artistic innovation, making him a central figure in the history of photography and film.