Abe Edgington, Trotting (Copied from a Photograph Taken by Eadweard Muybridge in 1878) c. 1890

Willem Constantijn Staring's "Abe Edgington, Trotting" is a pencil drawing on paper created around 1890. It is a copy of a photograph taken by Eadweard Muybridge in 1878. The drawing depicts a horse in motion, captured in eight different phases of its trot. Each phase is meticulously drawn, capturing the animal's anatomy and movement with accuracy, likely inspired by Muybridge's groundbreaking photographic studies of animal locomotion. The artwork highlights the growing interest in the 19th century in scientific observation and its application to art.