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Plate Number 618. "Middleton" cantering, saddled

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a motion study involving a horse and rider. The full composition consists of sequential images arranged in a grid format, capturing the movement of a horse during different stages of a gallop. The top two rows display side-profile shots of the horse and rider as they progress through the stages of galloping. The lower row presents a series of front-facing images, focusing on the horse’s head and legs. This sequence was likely captured to analyze the biomechanical aspects of equestrian movement. Each photograph in the sequence is numbered.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4386 × 1966 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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