Plate Number 685. Fallow deer, buck and doe, trotting

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of two deer walking through a wooded area. The image is a sequence of black and white frames showing the motion of two deer walking past trees and wooden structures. The top row of frames displays a larger deer with antlers in various stages of walking, followed closely by a smaller deer. The positions of the deer change slightly throughout the sequence, capturing different phases of their gait. The background consists of vertical tree trunks and a rustic wooden fence in a natural setting.