Study for "Zodiac" by Francis Augustus Lathrop

A graphite sketch on tan paper showing several studies: a reclining male figure at left, a winged putto leaning on its elbows at lower center, a foreshortened figure lying diagonally at upper right, and a sketched easel-like frame. Loose, quick contour lines suggest preparatory work for a larger decorative composition.

Artist

Francis Augustus Lathrop

Date

ca. 1894

Medium

Graphite on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3257 px

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