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Plate Number 293. Cricket, batting and back cut

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph showing sequential motion of a person holding a cricket bat. The image includes two rows of frames depicting stop-motion movements with the bat. The background features a grid pattern, and the ground appears natural. Cricket stumps are visible in the setting. The focus of the photograph is on capturing body movements through frame-by-frame methodology typical of early motion study photography.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4832 × 1704 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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