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Plate Number 472. Child crawling up stairs

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a child climbing onto a small platform. The series comprises multiple frames that capture sequential movements. The child begins at ground level and gradually ascends a step or platform, with each frame documenting a moment of action. The background consists of a grid. The black and white tones and the grid setup suggest a scientific or analytical approach to studying the motion, typical of early photographic studies.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4941 × 1335 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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