Plate Number 742. Bactrian camel. A: Racking. B: Galloping

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

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Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a series of sequential photographs of a walking camel. The camel is viewed from behind in each frame, showing different stages of its leg motion. There are vertical wooden structures in the background that seem to be part of a fence. Each photo is numbered to show the movement progression. The lighting is uniform, emphasizing the camel's texture against the background.

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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. 742 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.650

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