Plate Number 513. Getting on and off a table

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

The image is a series of black and white motion study photographs showing a woman dressed in a long, flowing, semi-transparent garment. Various images depict her in different stages of movement, such as approaching, stepping up, standing on, squatting, and stepping down from a table. Her hair is long and appears tied back, with some images showing it cascading down her back. The woman is viewed from the side and slightly from behind, providing a view of her profile. There's a consistent grid-like backdrop in the background, and a patterned floor that runs across the entire sequence. The series captures the fluid motion of the woman throughout the sequence as she navigates her movement around the table. No jewelry or objects are visible with her, and the image focuses purely on the progression of her movements.