Detail of the Track at Leland Stanford's Horse Farm in Palo Alto

attributed to Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a horse standing on a surface with a sloping wall as a backdrop. The horse is well-groomed and attentive, with a lead line extending horizontally. The background and floor have geometric lines which contrast with the organic form of the horse. The sloping wall has a sequence of numbers along its base. The photograph is in sepia tone.