Black Horseman in Front of a Doorway
1855
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1855
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A man on a black horse stands in front of a plain doorway. The horse shifts its weight; the rider looks straight ahead. The photo is soft, like an old memory. This is one of the earliest photos of a horse and rider. Early cameras needed long exposures, so the horse had to stay still. The blur around its legs shows it moved anyway. Look up other photos from france, 19th century to see how artists solved the same problem.
