For 10 points, name this inventor of the zoopraxiscope and photographer of Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, whose photographs of the horse Occident showed that all its legs were off the ground simultaneously while it ran.
A series of works by this non-Velazquez artist inspired such Francis Bacon paintings as Paralytic Child Walking on All Fours. He once took a picture of himself sitting on the edge of Yosemite's Contemplation rock, positioned to push himself off, while works by this man in his more distinctive style include Boxing; Open Palm and Movement of the Hand; beating time. The aforementioned self-portrait was used as evidence of his insanity in an event which became the basis for an opera by Philip Glass and David Byrne, the trial at which he was acquitted of the (*) murder of his wife's lover Major Harry Larkyns. The work he is best known for was inspired by a request of Leland Stanford and required shortening the exposure time. For 10 points, name this inventor of the zoopraxiscope and photographer of Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, whose photographs of the horse Occident showed that all its legs were off the ground simultaneously while it ran.
A series of works by this non-Velazquez artist inspired such Francis Bacon paintings as Paralytic Child Walking on All Fours.
{Eadweard Muybridge} [accept {Edward James Muggeridge} or {Edward James Muygridge} or {Eduardo Santiago Muybridge}]