Birds of Prey (1893): Art, History and Details

Birds of Prey (1893) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Birds of Prey
• Date: 1893
• Creator attribution: Victor Emile Prouvé (French, 1858–1943)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: aquatint and etching in green
• Dimensions: 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.)
• Collection: PR - Aquatint
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2008.194

Collection credit

Gift of John Bonebrake

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