Plate Number 644. "Pandora" jumping a hurdle, saddled, clearing, landing and knocking over the hurdle; rider

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The series of sequential photographs depicts a man performing a jumping maneuver on a horse. The man is seen progressing from a stationary position to completing the jump over a bar. He has a mustached face, short hair, and is dressed in a light-colored outfit. The setting is outdoors with a visible jumping bar and a stable or fenced area in the background. A stepped platform is also visible alongside the jumping area.

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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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printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 644 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.590

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