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Plate Number 665. Ass; walking; bareback; a boy riding, Jennie

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names

Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a donkey walking. The image shows a sequence of twelve black and white frames displaying the side-view progression of a donkey in motion, capturing a detailed study of its gait. The scene features a consistent grid background. The donkey is seen from left to right in various sequences of stepping, creating a visual narrative of movement across the grid-lined backdrop. The framing and composition are reminiscent of early motion studies.

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Artwork overview

Medium

collotype
Credit Line

Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Dimensions

image: 22.6 × 31.9 cm (8 7/8 × 12 9/16 in.)
sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)
Accession Number

2020.59.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Laurence Miller Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2020.

Associated Names

Laurence Miller Gallery

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 665 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.

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