Strix of Notre-Dame

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An anthropomorphic chimera leans over a balustrade of Notre-Dame Cathedral, overlooking Paris

The strix.

Artist

Name:: Méryon, Charles
Dates:: 1821-1868
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Buildings & Monuments
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The etchings of Charles Meryon
Author:: Dodgson, Campbell
Publisher:: London: The Studio, Ltd., 1921
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Description:

An anthropomorphic chimera with horns and goat-like features leans over the western balustrade of Notre-Dame Cathedral, overlooking the Paris cityscape and sticking out its tongue as crows flutter by. This print shows the eighth state of the engraving.

The caption reads in the original French: Le stryge.

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{{cite web | title=Strix of Notre-Dame | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/strix/ | author=Méryon, Charles | year=1921 | access-date=April 25, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}