The Children of Prescott Hall Butler 1880 - 1907

"The Children of Prescott Hall Butler" is a white plaster relief by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, created between 1880 and 1907. The artwork depicts two children, a boy and a girl, standing side-by-side in profile. The relief is framed in a simple oak frame and features delicate, three-dimensional details, a hallmark of Saint-Gaudens' style. This piece, currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the artist's shift from realism to a more idealized, classical approach to portraiture, prevalent in his later works.