Plate Number 294. Lawn tennis, serving

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a person playing tennis. The image captures a series of frames illustrating the dynamics of a tennis stroke. The top row consists of ten frames showing the sequential movement in the stroke, from preparing to strike the ball to completing the swing, with a backdrop of a grid. In the bottom row, another sequence of ten frames shows the action from a different angle, with a background resembling an outdoor court area enclosed by walls. Both sequences highlight the motion and posture changes throughout the action, offering a detailed study of human motion.

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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. 294 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.280


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