Plate Number 96. Ascending stairs, looking round and waving a handkerchief

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a series of photographs featuring a woman in motion on a set of steps. She is captured in different dynamic poses as she steps up and down. In each frame, she holds a white cloth that changes position. The woman's hair is short or tied back, and she is unclothed. The background features a grid pattern in the top row and an outdoor scene with fences in the bottom row, providing a neutral setting for the motion sequence.