Plate Number 561. Hydrocephalus, walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This image shows a series of black and white sequential motion studies. The images display a nude figure in motion, with one row showing side views and the other row showing front-facing perspectives. Each frame captures a slightly different posture, freezing moments of the figure walking or marching. The background features a simple, shadowy backdrop, hinting at an indoor setting. The format resembles early motion photography studies like those by Eadweard Muybridge.

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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. 561 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.507


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