Plate Number 259. Lying on a couch and turning over on side

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image features a series of black and white photographs arranged in a grid. It shows a man in various positions as he transitions from standing to fully reclined on a narrow bench. The man is nude with short dark hair and a mustache. The backdrop is a dark surface with consistent lighting, capturing the movements and positions of the man in a controlled indoor environment.