Plate Number 606. "Reuben" trotting, harnessed to sulky

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse pulling a wheeled vehicle in motion shown in sequential frames. The image consists of a series of black and white frames depicting the movement of a horse as it trots while pulling a two-wheeled carriage. Each frame captures a slightly different position of the horse’s legs and body. The background is plain, and the frames are laid out in a grid pattern. The overall effect is a detailed analysis of the horse's gait.

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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. 606 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.552

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