“Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.” – Henry Peter Brougham, The Present State of Law, 1828. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Honoré Sharrer, "Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave."--Henry Peter Brougham, The Present State of Law, 1828. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1956, gouache and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.268
Copied Honoré Sharrer, "Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave."--Henry Peter Brougham, The Present State of Law, 1828. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1956, gouache and pencil on paperboard, sheet: 13 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.268

Artwork Details

Title
“Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.” – Henry Peter Brougham, The Present State of Law, 1828. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1956
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄2 in. (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — education
  • Occupation — education — student
  • Architecture — education
  • Occupation — education — teacher
  • Figure group
Object Number
1984.124.268
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.268