Plate Number 468. Child walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a series of sequential images depicting the movement of a young child walking. The series is laid out in two rows, each containing several frames, capturing different phases of the child's stride. The background consists of a grid or lined backdrop. The setup suggests a methodical study of human locomotion, as each frame is meticulously captured to show gradual progression in movement. The child is captured in side profile in the top row and in a forward-facing position in the bottom row.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.9 × 44.3 cm (6 5/8 × 17 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.7 × 60.2 cm (18 3/4 × 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.460

  • 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. 468 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.429

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