Plate Number 747. Baboon walking on all fours

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a baboon in motion. The black and white image is divided into four horizontal rows, each containing frames showing the progression of the baboon walking. The setting includes a grid-lined background on the left side. Each frame captures a moment in the baboon's stride, showcasing variations in leg and arm positioning as it moves from left to right. The documentation appears detailed, potentially for studying movement mechanics or animation.

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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. 747 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.655

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