Plate Number 168. Jumping over a boy's back (leapfrog)

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of two individuals vaulting and jumping. The image shows a sequence of frames in two rows illustrating the progression of motion. Each row depicts stages of an action similar to leapfrogging in a series of stills. The black and white images are numbered and aligned with a grid and curtain backdrop. The image offers a detailed view of dynamic activity, reflecting the study of motion.