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Pencil and pastel study of a seated Apollo figure with a lyre and kneeling figures in a semicircular arch on tan paper.

Study for "Apollo," Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY

A semicircular lunette composition in black pastel and graphite on tan paper. A seated, bare-chested male figure with a draped lower body sits centrally, flanked by two kneeling figures and a lyre, with a laurel wreath below. Dense hatching models the forms, and the arched frame suggests a decorative mural design.

Artist
Francis Augustus Lathrop
Date
1893–1894
Medium
Black pastel crayon, graphite on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3230 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1894).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Estudio para Apolo, Ópera Metropolitana de Nueva York

Composición en forma de luneta realizada con pastel negro y grafito sobre papel beige. Una figura masculina sentada, con torso desnudo y parte inferior cubierta por una tela, ocupa el centro, flanqueada por dos figuras arrodilladas, una lira y una corona de laurel. El sombreado denso modela las formas.

Português: Estudo para Apolo, Ópera Metropolitana de Nova York

Composição em forma de lunete feita com pastel negro e grafite sobre papel bege. Uma figura masculina sentada, de torso nu e parte inferior coberta por tecido, ocupa o centro, ladeada por duas figuras ajoelhadas, uma lira e uma coroa de louros. O hachuras densas modelam as formas.