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Plate Number 672. Ox; trotting

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence showing the movement of an animal walking. The image includes sixteen individual black-and-white shots arranged in four rows, capturing the stages of the animal's gait. Each frame displays the animal in a slightly different position as it progresses through a walking cycle, providing a detailed study of its motion. The consistent backdrop and grid lines emphasize the changes in the animal's leg positions and body posture from one frame to the next.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
5570 × 3808 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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