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This is a photograph of a series of images capturing the movement of a horned animal. The image is divided into frames that document the progression of the animal running or leaping, captured in mid-motion. The setting appears to be an enclosed area with a fenced boundary visible in the background. The ground is earthy, and the movement is presented in a way that displays the dynamics of the animal’s motion across the frames, showing different phases of its stride.

Plate Number 702. Gnu bucking and galloping

Muybridge, Eadweard · American

1887

Medium
collotype
Classification
Photograph
Period
1876 to 1900
Image size
4520 × 1536px

Description

This is a photograph of a series of images capturing the movement of a horned animal. The image is divided into frames that document the progression of the animal running or leaping, captured in mid-motion. The setting appears to be an enclosed area with a fenced boundary visible in the background. The ground is earthy, and the movement is presented in a way that displays the dynamics of the animal’s motion across the frames, showing different phases of its stride.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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