The Charms of the Morning
Medium
Pastel manner with gold leaf
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 11 5/8 × 9 1/4 in. (29.5 × 23.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Ella Morris de Peyster, 1957
Accession Number
58.560.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The Charms of the Morning," created by French artist Louis Marin Bonnet 1777, presents an elegant portrait of women that captures the gentle allure of early day. This print, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Drawings and Prints collection, measures roughly 11 5/8 by 9 1/4 inches and carries a refined, intimate quality suited to private contemplation. Bonnet worked in the pastel manner, a specialized printmaking technique designed to replicate the soft, velvety textures and subtle color gradations of pastel drawings. The addition of gold leaf heightens the work’s luminosity and lux...
About the Artist
Louis Marin Bonnet · 1736–1793
Comment on works: Copper engraver