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Plate Number 294. Lawn tennis, serving

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence showing a person playing tennis. The image captures a series of frames illustrating the dynamics of a tennis stroke. The top row consists of ten frames showing the sequential movement in the stroke, from preparing to strike the ball to completing the swing, with a backdrop of a grid. In the bottom row, another sequence of ten frames shows the action from a different angle, with a background resembling an outdoor court area enclosed by walls. Both sequences highlight the motion and posture changes throughout the action, offering a detailed study of human motion.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4803 × 1359 px
Public Domain
Yes
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