Plate Number 713. Dog; turning around, etc.; setter, Kate

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a dog captured in motion in multiple frames. It shows a sequence of small photographs arranged in a grid, depicting the dog in various stages of movement. Each row captures the dog's progression against a lined background and in an outdoor setting with drapery present. The series shows the dog's limbs and body shifting positions, illustrating the dynamics of canine motion. The photography resembles the sequential studies conducted in the late 19th century, famously pioneered by Eadweard Muybridge, who captured animals and humans in motion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    William A. Clark Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24 × 28.9 cm (9 7/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.9 × 60.9 cm (15 5/16 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.150.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 713 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, center stamped in black ink: MUSEUM OF / EDINBURGH / SCIENCE AND ART


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