SOFTENING (SUB/IMP A/7)
DateNo date
CountryUtah, USA
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Object number830033000
DescriptionThe image depicts a nude male figure on the left side of the work with his hands behind his back, torso facing the viewer, and his head turned towards the right support, the figure is shown in a three quarter view from the thighs up. Behind the male figure is a heavily shaded rectangle enclosing his torso, on the figures chest a thin square is drawn on the center of his sternum. On the right side of the work is a vaguely sketched bird-like figure resembling an eagle, its head is bent down and its proper right wing bent above its body. The male figure's head is turned towards this eagle.On View
On viewEtched c.1820-1823, Published 1863