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Man and his Conscience

Print
1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Guthrie, James (printmaker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Colour print on black paper, with the title 'Man and his Conscience'. Signed with monogram, and inscribed in pencil on the back.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleMan and his Conscience
Materials and techniques
colour print from one metal intaglio plate
Paper
Printing Ink
Intaglio Printing
Brief description
'Man and his Conscience', colour print from a metal intaglio plate, on black paper, James Guthrie, Great Britain, 1929
Physical description
Colour print on black paper, with the title 'Man and his Conscience'. Signed with monogram, and inscribed in pencil on the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.3125in
  • Width: 8.3125in
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions
4th Impression from one inking James Guthrie 1929 (Signed with monogram; inscribed in pencil on back)
Gallery label
Man and his Conscience. Signed with monogr. Inscribed in pencil on back 4th Impression from one inking James Guthrie 1929. Colour print from one metal plate. (10 5/16 x 8 5/16) E.2293-1929. Given by the Artist. Note.-Obtained by careful "painting" of an intaglio plate, which is then wiped, leaving the different coloured inks in the depressions, and run through the press like an ordinary etching. A single inking gives several impressions. (Information supplied by the Artist.)
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Production
fourth impression from one inking
Subject depicted
Man
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2293-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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