Plate Number 298. Lawn tennis

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a sequence of photographs showing a woman engaged in what appears to be playing tennis. She is depicted in various positions, from standing upright and preparing to swing, to bending slightly as if reaching for a ball. Her facial features are not clearly visible in every image due to the distance, but in some frames, you can discern that she appears focused. She wears a bonnet and has her hair styled in an updo that is mostly covered by the hat. Her attire is consistent in all frames, consisting of a long-sleeved top and a long skirt with vertical stripes. There seems to be a jewelry piece or brooch fastened at her neck. In most frames, she is holding a tennis racket. The background is a textured surface that resembles a fence or grid, possibly a net.

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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. 298 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.284


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