Plate Number 508. Shoeing a horse

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence involving a human figure and a horse. The image presents a series of black and white still photographs arranged in a grid showing a naked human figure engaging with a horse. Each frame captures incremental motion of the two subjects. The background is simple, providing contrast and focus on the detailed movements in each frame. The use of black and white, along with the sequential layout, suggests an analytical approach to motion reminiscent of early motion studies in photography.

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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.

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 508 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.464


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