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Plate Number 650. "Eagle" walking with a bucket in mouth

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph showing a horse in motion in a sequence of twelve frames. The frames display different stages of the horse's stride as it walks in a side profile view. The background is plain and dark, contrasting with the light-colored horse. Each frame captures the positions of the horse's legs in a systematic manner, highlighting the grace and fluidity of its movement. The image is an example of motion photography, documenting animal locomotion.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
3858 × 2307 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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