Plate Number 298. Lawn tennis

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a sequence of photographs showing a woman engaged in what appears to be playing tennis. She is depicted in various positions, from standing upright and preparing to swing, to bending slightly as if reaching for a ball. Her facial features are not clearly visible in every image due to the distance, but in some frames, you can discern that she appears focused. She wears a bonnet and has her hair styled in an updo that is mostly covered by the hat. Her attire is consistent in all frames, consisting of a long-sleeved top and a long skirt with vertical stripes. There seems to be a jewelry piece or brooch fastened at her neck. In most frames, she is holding a tennis racket. The background is a textured surface that resembles a fence or grid, possibly a net.