1. The two photographs are both motion pictures, and they show motion in a small amount of time. Also, both photographs show the motion in stages.
2. Eadweard Muybridge's picture shows motion by showing the horse running in different stages. It shows the horse's legs moving in different stages without any blur, and the pictures were taken very quickly. In Dude Descending a Staircase, it shows motion by the different stages of the man walking. It shows motion by adding in the different shots of him walking very quickly.
3. Each pictures main purpose was to show motion, but another purpose for the picture of the man walking down the stairs was a replica of Nude Descending a Staircase. The purpose of the horse picture was to show the movement of the horse galloping in different stages, and to show that when it's moving you can capture it without a blur and that all four hooves will end up off the ground.
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