Plate Number 3. Walking

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a series of sequential images capturing movement. The full-description shows a grid of 14 black and white photographs arranged in two rows, each depicting a different stage of a motion sequence. The top row displays images taken from the front perspective, featuring a series of movement across a consistent grid patterned background. The bottom row displays the same sequence of movement but from the rear perspective. The setting and attire suggest a careful study of form, possibly relating to kinetic art or anatomical studies, highlighting bodily movement through a series of continued and subtle shifts.