Plate Number 244. Sitting, crossing legs and filling a goblet from a pitcher

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a composite series of photographs showing a nude woman engaged in a sequence of actions. The entire body of the woman is visible in each of the small frames. She is seen moving around a small table with a chair, reaching, sitting, and interacting with objects like a jug and a cup. Her facial features are minimally detailed due to the small size of each frame, but she appears to have short hair that is slightly wavy. The woman is not wearing any clothing, and she is alone in each frame, focusing on the objects she is holding or interacting with in a sequential manner. In the foreground, she interacts with a jug and a cup. The background consists of a simple setting with what appears to be a board or fence with horizontal lines.