Plate Number 7. Walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of images depicting a naked figure in motion. The images are arranged in a grid format, showing two rows of continuous motion captured from side and back perspectives. The first row shows a left side view of dynamic steps against a neutral background with a grid pattern. The second row mirrors this sequence from a rear view, maintaining consistent photographic composition in terms of placement and lighting. The images capture changes in posture and stride, freeze-framing each moment of the movement. The series emphasizes the study of human motion in a systematic, analytical manner, indicative of an early form of motion photography meant to understand biomechanics.

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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. 7 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.7


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