Plate Number 729. Tigress walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a tiger walking. The image shows a series of black and white frames, each depicting different stages of the tiger's walk. There are twelve frames arranged in three rows and four columns. The tiger's stripes and muscles are visible, with a natural background. The photographs appear to be part of a study capturing the details of the tiger's movement.

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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. 729 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.637


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