Plate Number 52. Walking, carrying a child, turning around; another child holding on to the woman's dress 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's 1887 photographic sequence "Plate Number 52. Walking, carrying a child, turning around; another child holding on to the woman's dress" captures the movement of a woman walking with two children. The series of 12 still images, presented in a grid formation, illustrates the nuances of the woman’s stride as she carries a young child in her arms, with a smaller child holding onto her skirt. This work exemplifies Muybridge's groundbreaking contributions to the field of motion studies, which revolutionized our understanding of human and animal locomotion. Muybridge, known for his use of sequential photography, pioneered a new way of capturing movement, influencing the development of cinema.