Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (31.5 x 21.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1042
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite print titled *Morning* showcases the collaborative talents of designer François Boucher and engraver Gilles Edme Petit. Created through intricate techniques of etching and engraving, the work measures just over 12 by 8 inches and captures the refined elegance typical of 18th-century French art. Boucher, a leading figure of the Rococo movement, was renowned for his graceful depictions of women in intimate, decorative settings, and this print likely reproduces one of his compositions for broader audiences. The subject—a woman accompanied by a parrot—highlights themes of portraitu...
About the Artist
Gilles Edme Petit|François Boucher (French|French) · 1694 |1703 –1760 |1770
French, Paris 1694–1760 Paris|French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris