Plate Number 722. Lion walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of black and white images depicting a lion walking from left to right. The images are arranged in a sequence, showing the lion's movement across the frames. The lion's muscular body, mane, and gait are visible, showcasing the fluid motion as the lion moves. The backgrounds are consistent in each frame, emphasizing the repetitive motion and the lion's body positioning with each step.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 20 × 40.5 cm (7 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.648

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 722 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.630

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