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Plate Number 492. Rowing

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a grid layout of multiple photographs depicting the same nude male figure shown from the side. The figure is captured in a sequence of positions that illustrate a rowing motion. The man has short hair and a well-defined, muscular build. He is seated throughout, and his legs are bent at times and extended at others, corresponding with the rowing motion. No clothing, jewelry, or items held by the person are visible in the photographs. The backdrop of each shot is a plain and dark setting. The series of photographs are arranged in rows, capturing incremental stages of what appears to be an exercise or motion study.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3864 × 2189 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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