Some of Frederick's Artwork

(This post is part of a series about my research of Fitchburg architect H.M. Francis)

Two weeks ago while I was sifting through pieces of the Francis archive, I came across a manila folder of hand-drawn pencil sketches. These were drawn by Frederick Francis while he was in Europe in 1891.

Fig. 1: "Statue of Antinous, Capitoline Museum, Rome" by Frederick L. Francis, dated April 7, 1891.

Here is a photo of the statue:

Fig. 2: Photograph of the statue that was the basis for Fig. 1 drawing