Study for "Zodiac" by Francis Augustus Lathrop

A charcoal and wash study on grey paper shows a loose composition within a circular frame. Figures sit and recline at left and right, with a central form rising beneath a tree-like armature, and a small reclining figure at the lower center. The sketchy, smudged lines suggest a preparatory design.

Artist

Francis Augustus Lathrop

Date

ca. 1894

Medium

Charcoal, brush and wash, graphite on paper mounted to board

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3999 × 3366 px

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