Jeremy Bentham
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1969
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Medium: Etching.
Print Image Size: 17 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches.
Print Edition: no edition (with 1 artist's proof).
Alternate Medium: Three-plate etching.
Ink(s): black.
Support: wove paper.
A seated portrait of the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham in a suit and hat, resembling the Auto-icon of his body with a wax head that is on permanent display at University College London. The first-state impression [CMA 2001.034.074] consists of six plates, the two central, vertical plates containing the image of Bentham surrounded by a smaller plate on each side. The second-state proof [CMA 2001.034.372] consists of only three plates, with the lower corner of the left plate removed. A similar multi-plate etched representation of a seated Bentham facing directly forward also exists.
Print Image Size: 17 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches.
Print Edition: no edition (with 1 artist's proof).
Alternate Medium: Three-plate etching.
Ink(s): black.
Support: wove paper.
A seated portrait of the British philosopher Jeremy Bentham in a suit and hat, resembling the Auto-icon of his body with a wax head that is on permanent display at University College London. The first-state impression [CMA 2001.034.074] consists of six plates, the two central, vertical plates containing the image of Bentham surrounded by a smaller plate on each side. The second-state proof [CMA 2001.034.372] consists of only three plates, with the lower corner of the left plate removed. A similar multi-plate etched representation of a seated Bentham facing directly forward also exists.