Plate Number 229. Placing a basket on the ground and turning

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph containing a sequential series of movements. The image features multiple smaller framed photographs arranged in two rows, displaying progressive stages of motion. Each frame captures a consistent setting with a backdrop of a fenced or lined wall. The series shows a subject moving from left to right, both carrying and not carrying an object, displaying changes in posture and the flow of a draped garment. The sequence emphasizes movement, clothing details, and the effects of motion over a short time span.