Plate Number 723. Lion walking and turning around

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a lion walking within an enclosure. The image consists of a series of twelve black and white frames arranged in a grid that captures the sequential movement of a lion as it walks around a confined space. Each frame shows a slightly different position of the lion. The enclosure features a barred section and a plain wall, alongside some scattered debris on the ground. The lion's mane and body are clearly visible. The progression from left to right demonstrates an attempt to analyze or document its locomotion.

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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. 723 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.631


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