Étienne-Jules Marey
As issued.
ca1905 · [Paris]
by Richer, Paul - MEDAL
[Paris], ca1905. As issued.. Fine.. Medal; rectangular silvered bronze plaquette (meas. 50 x 64 mm) within its original velvet and satin lined green calf-skin case.
Marey depicted quarter-length bust to left with a landscape below. Verso: Marey seated at a desk in his laboratory surrounded by scientific equipment, a camera to right; beyond, in clouds, birds, horses and male athletes. Marey was a French scientist and chrono-photographer. His work was significant in the development of cardiology, physical instrumentation and aviation. He is considered to be a pioneer of photography. See G-M for multiple entries.
. (Inventory #: 17067)
Marey depicted quarter-length bust to left with a landscape below. Verso: Marey seated at a desk in his laboratory surrounded by scientific equipment, a camera to right; beyond, in clouds, birds, horses and male athletes. Marey was a French scientist and chrono-photographer. His work was significant in the development of cardiology, physical instrumentation and aviation. He is considered to be a pioneer of photography. See G-M for multiple entries.
. (Inventory #: 17067)