Plate Number 205. Carrying and stooping with a vase 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 205. Carrying and stooping with a vase" is a 1887 photographic study of human movement. The image is comprised of 24 sequential frames, capturing a woman in a long gown, walking and then stooping to pick up a vase. This work is representative of Muybridge's groundbreaking photographic studies of animal and human locomotion, which revolutionized the understanding of motion. He captured the fleeting nuances of movement, paving the way for the development of cinema.