Plate Number 229. Placing a basket on the ground and turning

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph containing a sequential series of movements. The image features multiple smaller framed photographs arranged in two rows, displaying progressive stages of motion. Each frame captures a consistent setting with a backdrop of a fenced or lined wall. The series shows a subject moving from left to right, both carrying and not carrying an object, displaying changes in posture and the flow of a draped garment. The sequence emphasizes movement, clothing details, and the effects of motion over a short time span.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eadweard Muybridge, Philadelphia, PA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1887; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 229 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.223


You may be interested in

Loading Results