Art, literature & historyThe Morning of Life
1860/1861
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 13.5 × 20.7 cm (5 3/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 21.5 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 22.5 × 27 cm (8 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1930.748
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Morning of Life — Samuel Palmer. 1860/1861.
Medium: Etching in black on paper. Dimensions: Image: 13.5 × 20.7 cm (5 3/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 21.5 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 22.5 × 27 cm (8 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.