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Source Description
In order to exhibit as much as possible in his home, Bonebrake removed the doors from closets to create mini-galleries. One of these, which he dubbed the “chamber of horrors, was reserved for works that might cause fright or apprehension. Birds of Prey, which depicts avians clutching human body parts, would have been hung there. It was published in L’Estampe Originale (The Original Print), the greatest of the late-19th-century print publications.
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Document identity
localId
166357
label
Birds of Prey
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
166357
contentType
print
title
Birds of Prey
description
In order to exhibit as much as possible in his home, Bonebrake removed the doors from closets to create mini-galleries. One of these, which he dubbed the “chamber of horrors, was reserved for works that might cause fright or apprehension. Birds of Prey, which depicts avians clutching human body parts, would have been hung there. It was published in L’Estampe Originale (The Original Print), the greatest of the late-19th-century print publications.
date
1893
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79996494
creators
29341
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 43 x 60.5 cm (16 15/16 x 23 13/16 in.); Platemark: 23.9 x 42.4 cm (9 7/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
2008.194
Source extras
tec
aquatint and etching in green
tombstone
published in L'Estampe Originale : Birds of Prey, 1893. Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943). Aquatint and etching in green; sheet: 43 x 60.5 cm (16 15/16 x 23 13/16 in.); platemark: 23.9 x 42.4 cm (9 7/16 x 16 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake, 2008.194
series
published in L'Estampe Originale
collection
PR - Aquatint
inscriptions
inscription
lower right, in pencil: "V. Prouvé nº.79"
relatedWorks
id
153130
description
Birds of Prey, 1893. Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943). Etching and aquatint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley, 1986.137
catalogueRaisonne
Stein and Karshan 55
creditline
Gift of John Bonebrake
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2026-05-29 08:35:11.075000
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166357
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Prints
coll
PR - Aquatint
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aquatint and etching in green
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male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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62a0c00f230c0f82