Félix Henri Bracquemond. The Upper Part of a Door. 1852. France. Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper 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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Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
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