The Horse in Motion 1878

"The Horse in Motion" is a photographic study by Eadweard Muybridge from 1878 that captures the phases of a horse's gait in a series of twelve sequential images. The horse depicted, "Sallie Gardner", is a thoroughbred owned by Leland Stanford and is running at a 1.40 gait over the Palo Alto track in California. Muybridge's work was pivotal in the development of motion pictures and photography. The piece is a testament to the artist's dedication to scientific observation and his ingenuity in capturing motion through a series of still images.