Who created "The Beautiful Morning"?

The Beautiful Morning was created by Joseph Vernet|Peter Paul Benazech in 1774.

What medium is "The Beautiful Morning"?

The Beautiful Morning is Engraving.

Is "The Beautiful Morning" in the public domain?

Yes, The Beautiful Morning is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Beautiful Morning

Joseph Vernet|Peter Paul Benazech

1774

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 17 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (44 × 31.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.600.1482

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, whereThe Beautiful Morning* (1774) captivates with its delicate engraving by Peter Paul Benazech after Joseph Vernet. Vernet, a leading French marine painter of the Rococo transitioning to Neoclassicism, was renowned for his seascapes and harbor views, often commissioned by royalty like Louis XV. This print likely reproduces one of his idyllic landscapes, evoking the calm beauty of dawn over water— a motif celebrating nature's grandeur during the Enlightenment era. Engraving, the medium here, involved meticulously inc...

The Beautiful Morning

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