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Plate Number 605. "Reuben" trotting, harnessed to sulky

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a horse pulling a two-wheeled cart. The image consists of a series of twelve frames showcasing a single horse in motion, pulling a lightweight, two-wheeled cart. The sequence captures different stages of the horse's gait, illustrating the fluid movement and rhythm of each step. The cart is equipped with large, spoked wheels, and the horse is harnessed to it with a leather harness. This series of images documents changes in the horse's posture, showing a slight shift of the horse’s legs in each subsequent image. The background is plain and neutral.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3787 × 2352 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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