Dead Soldier
19th century
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-73-30
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Dead Soldier** by French sculptor Ange-Louis Janet Lange (18151872) captures a moment from 19th-century life, rendered as a sculptural figure now housed in the Smithsonian American Museum. Donated as a gift from Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, work falls under the museum's collection of figures, highlighting Lange's skill in modeling human forms. Active during a turbulent era French history marked by wars social upheaval, Lange contributed to the of figurative sculpture that bridged neoclassicism and emerging realismThe title evokes the somber reality of military conflict a recurring theme in 19-c...