Plate Number 291. Cricket, batting and drive

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a series of 24 photographs showing a nude male figure in motion, swinging a cricket bat in various stages of movement. The man's body position changes as he progresses through the swing. He has short, neatly combed back hair, a neutral expression, and is standing near three cricket stumps. In the background, there is a grid pattern that shows the progression of his movement across the frames.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 291 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.277


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