Plate Number 618. "Middleton" cantering, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a motion study involving a horse and rider. The full composition consists of sequential images arranged in a grid format, capturing the movement of a horse during different stages of a gallop. The top two rows display side-profile shots of the horse and rider as they progress through the stages of galloping. The lower row presents a series of front-facing images, focusing on the horse’s head and legs. This sequence was likely captured to analyze the biomechanical aspects of equestrian movement. Each photograph in the sequence is numbered.

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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. 618 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.564


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