Sketch for Putto
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-60
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Sketch for Putto** *Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849–1909), 1893–94 Francis Augustus Lathrop, a prominent American artist of the Gilded Age, created this preparatory sketch during the mid-1890s, a time when he was deeply engaged in decorative arts and mural painting. Trained in Europe and influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, Lathrop often drew from Renaissance traditions, blending classical motifs with American innovation. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection and classified as a figure study, this work reflects his meticulous approach to design, likely for...