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Plate Number 126. Descending stairs

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequential series depicting a figure walking down a short set of steps. The image captures eleven separate frames, showing the gradual movement as the figure descends from left to right, providing a detailed analysis of human movement. The background of each frame features a grid pattern. Each frame is numbered at the bottom, indicating their order in the sequence. The overall appearance has a historical quality and appears to be a study of motion captured in black and white.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3586 × 2259 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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