Plate Number 559. Partial paraplegia, walking with cane

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This image shows a grid of sequential movement frames featuring a bipedal figure in different poses. The grid layout displays the figure's forward motion from varying angles: side view at the top row, front view in the middle, and back view at the bottom. The consistent grid backdrop aids in observing the slight changes in stance between frames. The grayscale color scheme gives the images a scientific and analytical look, typical of studies on human or anatomical movement.

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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. 559 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.506

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