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Plate Number 748. Baboon walking on all fours

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a baboon walking. The image features multiple frames laid out in a grid, capturing the sequence of the baboon's motion. Each frame shows a different stage in the baboon's stride. The background is a plain surface with a grid pattern. This methodical approach to capturing motion is reminiscent of early studies of animal locomotion, using sequential photography to analyze movement.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4362 × 1990 px
Public Domain
Yes
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