Plate Number 605. "Reuben" trotting, 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 two-wheeled cart. The image consists of a series of twelve frames showcasing a single horse in motion, pulling a lightweight, two-wheeled cart. The sequence captures different stages of the horse's gait, illustrating the fluid movement and rhythm of each step. The cart is equipped with large, spoked wheels, and the horse is harnessed to it with a leather harness. This series of images documents changes in the horse's posture, showing a slight shift of the horse’s legs in each subsequent image. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork history & notes

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. 605 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.551


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