Plate Number 620. "Annie G." cantering, saddled

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a horse in motion. The image shows a sequential series of smaller frames arranged in two rows, each capturing a different stage of a horse's movement. The top row primarily shows side profiles of the horse as it gallops, highlighting the various positions of the legs, body, and head in motion. The lower row provides rear views, demonstrating the dynamics and rhythm of the gallop from behind.

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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. 620 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.566

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