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Plate Number 612. "Dercum" trotting, harnessed to sulky

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of frames depicting a horse pulling a cart from various angles. The frames capture the sequential movements of the horse, showing its legs, body, and the cart's wheels in detail. The top row displays the side view, while the bottom row shows a front view. The frames focus on the horse's movement, resembling studies of animal locomotion in early photography.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4318 × 2088 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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