This 1904 photograph shows the manor's owners and guests gathered on the granite steps of the eastern facade after a game of tennis: rackets in hand, a dog resting at their feet, children dressed in sailor suits, and a man in a white uniform with epaulettes.
Such gatherings by the palace doors capture the everyday rhythm of manor life in the early 20th century — sport, guests, an afternoon on the terrace. The photograph is held in D. Labeckis's historical and iconographic survey of the Lentvaris manor palace, tower, and parterre garden.
The animation brings the scene to life with subtle motion while keeping its original sepia tone: a girl raises her racket overhead, a man by the door lifts his cup, and a small girl in front kicks up her leg — natural moments frozen for over a century.