Plate Number 615. "Hansel" cantering, bareback

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of black and white photographs arranged in a grid pattern, depicting a human figure riding a horse. The photos capture different stages of a trot, with the rider seated upright on the horse's back. The background is plain with a grid-like pattern, and the ground appears flat. The sequence illustrates the motion of the horse and rider, focusing on the horse's legs in various stages of the trot.

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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. 615 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.561

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