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Plate Number 416. Toilet, putting on dress

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a sequence of photographs showing a woman in motion. The woman is seen wrapping and unwrapping sheer fabric around herself. Her facial features are not prominently visible, and her hair appears styled or pinned up. She is wrapped in translucent fabric while maneuvering it around her body. The background consists of a tiled floor and a patterned wall, suggesting an enclosed or studio space with no additional objects visible.

Artwork Details

Date
1887
Medium
collotype
Dimensions
4448 × 1936 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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