Chronophotograph of a Flying Heron — Étienne-Jules Marey

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Artist: Étienne-Jules Marey
Date: 1878
Medium: gelatin silver print
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Photography
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund

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