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Plate Number 74. Ascending an incline

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image displays a series of sequential photographs showing a male figure walking on a plank. The figure is nude and depicted in various views as he moves across the plank from left to right on the top row and from right to left on the middle row. The background features simple horizontal lines suggesting a plain backdrop.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3683 × 2108 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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