Plate Number 653. "Buckskin" walking, lame right front foot

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of images showing a horse walking. The photographs are arranged in two rows, each capturing a different moment in the horse's walking motion. The top row shows the horse from the side profile, walking from left to right against a gridded background. The bottom row shows similar photographs of the horse from behind, highlighting the sway of its tail and the alignment of its legs. The sequence conveys motion and is likely part of a study on animal locomotion, focusing on the horse's stride and physiology.

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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. 653 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.599


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