Plate Number 577. "Clinton" walking, mounted, irregular

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse and rider captured in motion. The image is a sequence of twelve frames arranged in two rows, depicting a white horse with a rider in a series of different positions while moving. Each frame shows a slightly different moment, illustrating the phases of the horse's gallop. The setting appears studio-like, with a plain dark background to highlight the motion. The consistency of the composition and the framing across the frames allow for a focus on the movement dynamics of the horse.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 46 cm (5 1/2 × 18 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.63 × 60.33 cm (18 3/4 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.545

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 577 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.523

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