Plate Number 602. "Smith" trotting, bareback; rider nude

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a series showing a horse in motion. The image is composed of multiple panels, each capturing a sequence of movements of a horse being ridden. The series shows profiles of the horse in motion from the side and from behind, illustrating different stages of its walk cycle. The background is a plain setting, allowing the focus to be on the movements captured in each frame. The arrangement and method of this photographic sequence emphasize capturing dynamic movement through a series of still images.