About this artwork
At the age of nineteen, Felix Braquemond executed this print, one of the best-known works of his career. On an old barn door are nailed a crow and an owl flanking a bat; beneath them is a sparrow hawk. The small message tacked to the door beneath the birds warns against the dangers of man’s predatory nature.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Félix Henri Bracquemond
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Title
- The Upper Part of a Door
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Place
- France (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1852
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Medium
- Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 30.5 × 40 cm (12 1/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Primary support: 28.5 × 38.7 cm (11 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 46.5 × 36 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Estate of Robert Forsyth
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Reference Number
- 1927.1728
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/41310/manifest.json
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