Plate Number 619. "Middleton" cantering, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a sequence of black and white images showing different angles of a horse in motion. The top row displays side profiles of the horse at various stages, showcasing trotting movements. The bottom row features rear perspectives of the horse in motion. Each image is numbered to signify the progression of movement. The series offers a detailed examination of equine motion, akin to early photographic studies focusing on analyzing movement through a set of images.

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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. 619 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.565


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