Plate Number 680. Oryx galloping

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of an oryx in motion, captured in sequential frames. The image consists of a series of black and white photographs arranged in two rows. They depict an oryx walking or trotting across a background of a fenced area. Each frame captures a different moment in the oryx's gait, illustrating the stages of its movement. The animal's distinct long, straight horns and light-colored body are clearly depicted, as well as subtle shadows scattered around its feet, indicating its progress across a sunlit sandy surface. The surrounding fence suggests the animal is in a zoo or a similar controlled environment.

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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. 680 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.604


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