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Octagonal brown sheet with a loose graphite sketch of draped female figures, one with raised arm, against faint cloud-like lines.

Study for "Zodiac" by Francis Augustus Lathrop

A sketch in graphite on a brownish octagonal sheet shows loosely drawn draped female figures in flowing robes, one raising an arm above her head. Faint lines suggest clouds, a dark circular form at upper right, and a cluster of small figures at the bottom edge.

Artist
Francis Augustus Lathrop
Date
ca. 1894
Medium
Pastel crayon on tracing paper mounted to board
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3388 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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