Plate Number 596. "Eagle" trotting, free

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black and white photographs of a horse in motion. The top row shows sequential frames of the horse's side profile, while the bottom row captures the horse from the back. Each frame captures a moment in the horse's gait, illustrating the movement of its legs and tail as it walks. The lighting highlights the contours of the horse, offering a clear view of its anatomy and the fluidity of its steps.

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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. 596 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.542

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