One of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, typically slower than running and other gaits; characterized by a 'vaulting' movement of the body over the legs, frequently described as an inverted pendulum

A clothed woman walking and bending to lift a handkerchief with her right hand. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

An elephant walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man plays tennis, mounts steps, walks down steps and climbs a ladder. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A capybara walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Hydrotherapy: eight vignettes of different cures at Gräfenberg, Germany. Lithograph, ca. 1860.

A woman walking, wearing a sheer dress. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A sow walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A baboon walking on all fours. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A near-naked woman with cerebral palsy walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A naked man walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A horse walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A horse walking, pulling something. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A lion walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Walking I : boy aged 11 months.

A clothed woman carrying a chair and fan puts the chair down, sits on it, opens the fan and waves it about. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Measurement: a pedometer. Engraving, [1661?].

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Walking

Images from the collections

Images about Walking

Works from the collections

A lion walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A horse walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Walking I : boy aged 11 months.

A clothed woman carrying a chair and fan puts the chair down, sits on it, opens the fan and waves it about. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Measurement: a pedometer. Engraving, [1661?].

Walking

Images from the collections

Images about Walking

Works from the collections

A lion walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A horse walking. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Walking I : boy aged 11 months.

A clothed woman carrying a chair and fan puts the chair down, sits on it, opens the fan and waves it about. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

Measurement: a pedometer. Engraving, [1661?].

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