Plate Number 348. Wrestling, Graeco-Roman

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The series of black and white photographs shows two nude men wrestling. Both men are muscular and have short, light-colored hair. The sequence captures different positions as they grapple, including standing, lifting, and on the ground positions. They are wrestling on a mat or canvas with a backdrop of dark cloth screens and a fence visible in the background, suggesting an outdoor environment. The fence casts shadows on the ground.

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Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 348 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.333

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