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Plate Number 1. Walking

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a series of photographs documenting a man's motion in different stages. The top row depicts him walking from left to right in profile view, the middle row shows him walking towards the camera, and the bottom row captures him walking away from the camera. The man appears unclothed and the focus is on the natural movement of his body. The background is a simple outdoor setting with a tiled or stepped pavement and a textured backdrop. The images have a sepia tone and are laid out in a grid pattern.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4190 × 1979 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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