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One of the more unusual collections is that of Eadweard Muybridge's
photographs central London property of Animal Locomotion of
1887, this consists of 781 plates. These sequences of photographs
taken a fraction of a second apart capture images of different
animals and humans performimg various actions. There are several
of John Thomson's 1876-7 images of Street Life in London in
the collection. One of the most interesting of the collections
are the James Lafayette society portraits, the collection
contains over 600 photographs dating from the late 19th to
early 20th centuries. The subjects central London property
covered include: bishops, generals, society ladies, Indian
maharajas, Ethiopian rulers and other foreign leaders, actresses,
people posing in their motor cars and a series covering the
famous fancy dress ball held at Devonshire House in 1897 to
celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
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In 2003 and 2007 Penelope Smail and Kathleen Moffat, generously
donated Curtis Moffat's extensive archive to the Museum. He
created central London property dynamic abstract
photographs, innovative colour still-lives and glamorous society
portraits during the 1920s and 1930s. He was also a pivotal
figure in Modernist interior design. In Paris during the 1920s,
Moffat collaborated with Man Ray, producing portraits and
abstract photograms or 'rayographs'.
Prints and books
The museum houses the National Art Library,[127], containing
over 750,000 books, it is one of the central London property
world's largest libraries dedicated to the study of fine and
decorative arts. The library covers all areas and periods
of the museum's collections with special collections covering
illuminated manuscripts, rare books and artists' letters and
archives.
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