Plate Number 592. "Pronto" pacing, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse in motion captured in a sequential series. The image is divided into two rows displaying a series of small photographs that capture the gait of a horse as it moves. The top row shows lateral views of the horse as it progresses through different stages of a gallop or trot, while the bottom row captures rear perspectives at similar intervals. The background is plain, emphasizing the horse’s movement and anatomy.

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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. 592 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.538

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