Plate Number 287. Baseball, running and picking up the ball

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a composite of frames showing a nude male figure in motion. In the top row, the figure is moving laterally from left to right, starting crouched and transitioning into a sprint. The bottom row shows the figure from behind, starting and running on a flat surface. The backdrop appears to be a patterned panel or grid. The scene suggests a study of human motion.