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Plate Number 279. Baseball, batting

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of sequential motion studies involving a swinging motion with a bat. The image consists of two horizontal rows, each containing multiple frames capturing different stages of an action. The top row features side views, with grid lines in the background. The subject appears to be going through the stages of preparing to swing a bat, executing the swing, and following through. The bottom row provides back views of similar stages.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4858 × 1677 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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