Plate Number 498. Miscellaneous phases of the toilet

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image shows a sequence of photographs displaying a woman from head to toe, as she undresses and then dresses. The woman's position changes in each picture, starting in a seated position, removing clothing, standing, putting on clothes, and finally returning to a seated position. The woman's facial expressions vary as she focuses on the task, and her hair is tied back with loose strands falling naturally. She transitions from wearing a long garment to being fully nude, and then putting on a similar garment again. The background consists of a chair draped with clothes and a plain backdrop with a grid pattern.

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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.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed, lower center underneath image in black ink: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. PLATE. 498 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.457


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