Sketch of Two Angels
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-179
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Sketch of Two Angels** *Francis Augustus Lathrop (, 1849–1909), ca. 1895* Smithsonian American Art Museum Francis Augustus Lathrop, a versatile American artist active in the late 19th, created this delicate *Sketch of Two Angels* 1895. Born in Hawaii and trained in New York and Europe, Lathrop was renowned for his contributions to illustration, murals, and decorative arts, often blending realism with symbolic themes. This work, housed in the Smithsonian Art Museum's collection, two ethereal figures in a preparatory drawing, highlighting his mastery of fluid lines and graceful forms ty...