"Cow Pony" at sharp canter
Artist
Francis Blake
(American, 1850 - 1913)
Dateca. 1886
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 × 8 1/16 inches (15.24 × 20.48 cm)
Mount: 7 × 8 11/16 inches (17.78 × 22.07 cm)
Mount: 7 × 8 11/16 inches (17.78 × 22.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3461
SignedBlindstamp on image recto, lower left corner: "Francis Blake"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower right, in pencil: "4" / "A";
On mount verso, bottom, in pencil: "P5.308.004a.01"
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Terms
Francis Blake’s interest in photography began in 1884 when he built an extensive photographic laboratory on the grounds of his home. He began experimenting with high-speed photography in 1886 and made focal-plane shutters of his own design. As demonstrated in this image, these shutters allowed Blake to freeze the gait of a horse with exposures as rapid as 1/2000th of a second.
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