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Plate Number 582. "Smith" walking, saddled; rider nude

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a set of sequential still frames featuring a horse in motion. The frames show the horse and its rider from the side in the top row and from the rear in the bottom row. Each frame displays slight variations in the horse's movement as it walks or trots. The plain background emphasizes the horse's motion. The detailed photographs reflect the biomechanics of the horse's movement, resembling early motion photography.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4232 × 2021 px
Public Domain
Yes
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