“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” –Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774

David Aronson, "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." --Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774, 1963, bronze relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.5
Copied David Aronson, "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion." --Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774, 1963, bronze relief, 23 1⁄8 x 20 1⁄4 x 3 in. (58.8 x 51.5 x 7.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.5

Artwork Details

Title
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays you instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” –Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol, November 3, 1774
Artist
Date
1963
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
23 1⁄8 x 20 1⁄4 x 3 in. (58.8 x 51.5 x 7.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze relief
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — political
  • Figure male — waist length
  • Portrait male — Burke, Edmund
Object Number
1984.124.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.5