Plate Number 743. Guanaco galloping

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a llama in motion. The image is arranged in a grid format with twelve black and white frames, each capturing a different moment in the walking or trotting sequence of the llama. The animal appears to be in an enclosed space, indicated by the visible features such as the ground and a fence in the background. Each frame captures the positions of its legs as it moves, providing a study of its gait and physical motion. The photographs are likely part of a motion study series, capturing detailed dynamic movement.