Plate Number 586. "Katydid" walking, harnessed to sulky

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse pulling a cart in motion. The image is organized into a grid of sequential frames capturing a horse in a harness, illustrating the movement of the horse and cart from side and front views. Each frame shows incremental changes in the horse's leg and body positions, providing a detailed study of its gait. This sequence offers a scientific examination of motion, utilizing a grid backdrop to highlight the precise positioning throughout the horse's stride.

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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. 586 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.532

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