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Plate Number 389. Farmer, scattering seed

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequential series of a subject in motion. The image has two rows of photographic frames capturing distinct moments of a walking sequence. In the top row, the subject is shown in profile view moving from left to right, and in the bottom row, the subject is displayed transitioning from front to back. The photographs are monochrome. Some frames contain a grid or measurement scale, possibly for a scientific or analytical purpose related to motion study.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4702 × 1891 px
Public Domain
Yes
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