Plate Number 774. Adjutant walking

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a series of twelve black and white frames showing a bird walking across a dirt ground. The frames capture the bird's movement in various stages of its stride against a background of vertical lines. The frames are arranged in four rows and three columns, depicting the bird's gait with each step clearly defined. The images focus on the lift and placement of the legs, as well as the movements of the wings and head. The series showcases the elegance and complexity of the bird's walk, emphasizing the grace and natural mechanics of its motion.

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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. 774 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.682


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