Charms of the Morning

1777

Louis-Marin Bonnet

Associated Names
Louis-Marin Bonnet

Artist, French, 1736 - 1793

The image shows a young woman from the waist up, posed in a classic portrait style. She is slightly turned to the right, looking directly at the viewer with a gentle smile. She has a fair complexion, rosy cheeks, and an elaborate updo with curls falling around her shoulders. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder gown with lace details, and one hand is visible holding part of the gown. The background has a blue drapery with ornate patterns, and the portrait is framed in an oval with floral and leaf motifs and round beads.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel manner with ornamental borders drawn in pen and black ink, watercolor, and gold flocking

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.6 x 23.2 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.150.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Herold 1935, no. 298

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1935

  • Herold, Jacques. Louis-Marin Bonnet (1735-1793): Catalogue de l'oeuvre grave. Paris: La Societe pour l'etude de la gravure Francaise, 1935.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Cette piece n'a pas / eté vendue par moi: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q76347720

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