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Plate Number 679. Goat; galloping

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a goat in motion. The image shows a series of frames capturing the goat walking against a backdrop of a grid. There are four rows, each depicting a sequence of movement where the goat is slightly advanced in its walking stride, showing various stages of its gait. The background grid helps to illustrate the change in position from one frame to the next, emphasizing the fluidity and mechanics of the goat's walk. This sequential layout is characteristic of studies aimed at understanding motion through photography.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
6770 × 3339 px
Public Domain
Yes
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