Plate Number 684. Fallow deer. A: Buck and doe trotting. B: Two does trotting

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequential series showing two deer walking in unison. The image is composed of 16 frames arranged in a 4x4 grid, depicting the two deer walking through different stages of their gait. The frames capture the motion with slight variations in the positioning of the deer's legs, heads, and bodies as they move forward. The setting appears to be an outdoor enclosure with a dirt ground and possible barriers in the background. The images have been captured in monochrome, giving them a classic appearance consistent with early motion photography studies.

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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. 684 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.608


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