Plate Number 593. "Pronto" pacing, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is an image showing a horse in motion, captured through multiple frames arranged in sequence. The frames display the horse's movement step-by-step, featuring various phases of its gait from side and frontal views. The backdrop is neutral, centering the focus on the horse's dynamic motion. Each frame highlights different positions of the horse's legs and body during its movement, emphasizing the mechanics of motion. The style of photography is reminiscent of early motion capture studies using sequential photography for movement analysis.

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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. 593 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.539


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