Plate Number 671. Ox; walking

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph showing a cow walking. It is a sequential study capturing the motion of the cow as it walks. The image is divided into two rows, with the top two rows displaying side views of the cow across multiple frames, each showing a slightly different position in its walking cycle. The bottom two rows show rear views of the same motion sequence, again with each frame capturing a slightly different moment in time as the cow walks forward. The background grid provides a sense of scale and helps highlight the progression of movement over time. The image gives a sense of how the cow's legs and body move in a coordinated fashion as it walks.