Plate Number 681. Virginia deer, buck, walking, startled to a gallop

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph showing a sequence of images of a deer in motion. The image is divided into two rows, each containing smaller, black-and-white photographs. The top row shows the deer transitioning from a standing, grazing position to a full sprint in side view. The background includes a fence. The bottom row captures the deer moving away from the viewer, starting from a standing position and progressing to a sprint with dust being kicked up. The sequence is reminiscent of Eadweard Muybridge's motion studies.