Plate Number 712. Dog; jumping hurdle; mastiff, Dread 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 712. Dog; jumping hurdle; mastiff, Dread," a 12-frame photographic sequence from 1887, captures the movement of a dog jumping over a hurdle in a series of still images. This work exemplifies Muybridge's pioneering contribution to the development of motion picture technology through his groundbreaking "animal locomotion" studies. The sequential frames highlight the fluid yet complex motions of the dog, Dread, as it navigates the hurdle, revealing the details of its gait in a way never seen before. These photographic studies, often referred to as "chronophotography," became essential to understanding and analyzing motion, particularly influencing the development of motion pictures.