Untitled It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for tha binds freely…when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making.” –William Penn on freedom under government, essay towards the 

Horace Paul, Untitled "It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for tha binds freely...when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making." --William Penn on freedom under government, essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe, 1693. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1955, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.235
Copied Horace Paul, Untitled "It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for tha binds freely...when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making." --William Penn on freedom under government, essay towards the , 1955, gelatin silver print, sheet: 2015 12 in. (50.839.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.235

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for tha binds freely…when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making.” –William Penn on freedom under government, essay towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe, 1693. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1955
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 2015 12 in. (50.839.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — political — statesman
  • Portrait male — Penn, William
Object Number
1984.124.235