Trotting

Eadweard Muybridgenegative 1878–1879; print 1881

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Twenty-four frames depicting a horse-drawn sulky, a lightweight single-seat cart with two wheels. A man is seated upon the cart, holding the reins. In some of the frames, he can be seen raising one of his hands.

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Title: Trotting
Creator: Eadweard J. Muybridge
Date Created: negative 1878–1879; print 1881
Location Created: Palo Alto, California, United States
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 18.7 × 22.4 cm (7 3/8 × 8 13/16 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Iron salt process
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 85.XO.362.38
Culture: American
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Eadweard J. Muybridge (American, born England, 1830 - 1904)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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