Plate Number 4. Walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph depicting a sequential analysis of human locomotion. The image shows a series of frames displaying a figure in motion, walking or running. The top row shows a side view sequence highlighting changes in posture and limb position as the figure moves. The backdrop includes a grid pattern. The bottom row shows a front-facing view, capturing stride and arm swing. The image offers a detailed visual study of movement likely for scientific or educational purposes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.1 × 44.7 cm (5 15/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.5 × 60.3 cm (18 11/16 × 23 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.57

  • 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. 4 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.4

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