Sketches of Townspeople in Mont St. Michel and Vitré
January 20, 1892
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-344
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Francis Augustus Lathrop an American artist (184–1909) known for his intricate illustrations and ties to the Aesthetic Movement, *Sketches of Towns in Mont St. Michel Vitré* on January20, 1892. These quick figure studies capture the everyday residents of two iconic French locales: Mont Saint-Michel, the dramatic tidal abbey-island in Normandy, and Vitré, a charming medieval town in Brittany. As of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, they offer a glimpse into Lathrop's European travels, a common pursuit for late-19th-century American artists seeking inspiration from historic Old W...