Plate Number 544. Artificially induced convulsions, lying down

1887

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image is a composite of multiple frames, each displaying the full-length figure of a person in various reclining positions on a textured surface. The individual appears to be lying on their side or back in different positions throughout the sequence. The person has short, dark hair, but specific facial features are not clearly discernible due to the angle and monochrome nature of the photographs. There are no visible articles of clothing, and the person's bare form is prominently featured against a dark background with a grid pattern. No jewelry or objects are seen in any of the frames. The background is a plain, dark shade with a faint lined grid, providing a contrasting backdrop for the white-toned subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collotype

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 1887)

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.2 × 20.9 cm (13 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 48.26 × 60.96 cm (19 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.79.519

  • Series Title

    Animal Locomotion: An Electro-Photographic Investigation of Consecutive Phases of Animal Movements


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. 544 / Copyright, 1887, by EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE. All rights reserved.; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower left in red pencil: 87.7.496


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